First Admitted: 2001, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Achieved $25 million settlement on behalf of client Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in patent infringement lawsuit against Apple's Siri service. (N.D. New York), 2016
Achieved confidential settlement on behalf of client Robertson Worldwide in patent infringement lawsuit against several suppliers of electronic ballasts for compact fluorescent lights. (N.D. Illinois), 2016
Achieved confidential settlement on behalf of Paris-based HRA Pharma in patent lawsuit filed against Teva Pharmaceuticals, asserting HRA patents covering its emergency oral contraceptive, ella. (D. Delaware), 2016
Achieved confidential settlement on behalf of client Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical Co. in a patent infringement lawsuit by Cephalon, Inc. related to Cephalon's Treanda drug. (E.D. New York), 2016

Representative Clients:

United Technologies Corporation (Pratt & Whitney Division); HRA Pharma, West Corporation; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Marathon Patent Group; LoggerHead Tools, LLC; Robertson Transformer Co., Sessa Capital; Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical Co.; 3S Software Solutions GmbH; Neptune Generics, LLC., 2016

Pro bono/Community Service:

Board Member, J.W. Patterson Foundation for Academic Excellence in Speech and Debate, 2012-2016
Leadership Board, National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, 2012-2016

Honors/Awards:

IAM Patent 100 - The World's Leading Patent Practioners (2013-2016)
Life Sciences Litigation Star - Legal Media Group / Euromoney (2012-2016)
J.D. with High Honors, Order of the Coif, Universtiy of Chicago Law School
Twice Awarded First Place Speaker at the Intercollegiate National Debate Tournament (NDT); one of only three people to win the award twice since the NDT began in 1947.

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Featured Speaker: “IP 101: Keeping Your Business Treasures Safe”, Entrepreneurial Development Network, 2013
Featured Speaker: "The Role of Patents and Intellectual Property in Speech Technology and Business Decisions"; AVIOS Voice Search Conference, 2012
Featured Speaker: “Crafting Value-Based Alternative Fees that are Practical and Profitable”; C4CM Conference, 2012
Panelist: “Exploring Advancements in Strategies for Alternative Fee Arrangements and Value-Based Fee Structures”; Managing Legal Costs Symposium, 2012
Panelist: “Perspectives on the Utility of Third Party Financing in Today’s Legal Economy”; Commercial Litigation Funding & Investment Conference, 2011 & 2012
Featured Speaker: “Footprints in the Marketplace: Patent Enforcement Strategies to Maximize Value”; ICAP Patent Brokerage/Ocean Tomo Summit on IP Strategy, 2012

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Paul J. Skiermont