Michael Pattillo > MoloLamken LLP > Washington D.C., United States > Lawyer Profile

Litigation boutique firm MoloLamken LLP  has developed a strong appellate practice to handle patents in the technology and life sciences industries. Speaking to the team’s broad expertise, the practice regularly manages Hatch-Waxman cases and recently secured a victory for DivX against Netflix at the PTAB. In Washington DC, Jeffrey A. Lamken and Michael Pattillo are nationally recognised appellate practitioners who are sought after for their expertise in high-stakes appellate proceedings in federal and state courts. Lamken and Pattillo co-chair the practice with Ben Quarmby, who is based in New York and focuses on trial and appellate patent litigation related to computer technology and data privacy. Other names to note in Washington DC include Lucas Walker, a specialist appellate litigator before federal and district courts, and Rayiner Hashem, an IP litigator recommended for his expertise in cellular communications, software and semiconductors. In New York, Sara Margolis is a skilled patent litigator who is typically engaged by biotech companies.

The practice group at MoloLamken LLP is well-versed in handling cases before the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals, with particular strength in appeals involving IP, energy, telecoms, sovereign immunity, and constitutional and administrative law. The practice is directed by Jeffrey Lamken, who is lauded by one client as an ‘especially adept oral advocate, uniquely composed and prepared for anything’. His recent cases of note have included representing Nobel Prize-winning scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier before the Federal Circuit after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declined to award them the patent for the CRISPR-Cas9 system for editing genes in eukaryotic cells. Also noted is appellate specialist Lucas Walker, who recently argued a significant trademark case on behalf of Abitron Austria before the Supreme Court. Appellate litigators Rayiner Hashem, Michael Pattillo, Robert Kry and Sara Margolis are additional key contacts. All lawyers mentioned are based in Washington, D.C., with the exception of Margolis, who is based in New York.