Together, the lawyers of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Intellectual Property Practice Group represent and counsel clients on a wide spectrum of intellectual property matters, including recent successes before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Microsoft and Metabolite Laboratories.  The Practice Group's litigators additionally are part of a Litigation Practice Group that has been a finalist in all four of The American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year competitions since their inception in 2002. Hailed as the "Rescue Squad," the Firm was noted for its breadth of nationally important cases, its Supreme Court presence, and its pro bono work in the 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 competitions.  Many of the Group's litigators have been recognized by Chambers USA's America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Legal 500 US, IP Law & Business and other publications.   

Our transactional lawyers are additionally part of a nationally renowned Corporate Practice Group that has handled more than $570 billion in mergers and acquisitions during the past three years.

The depth of Gibson Dunn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group allows the Firm to provide clients with guidance in a wide range of IP issues, including:

• Litigating critical intellectual property disputes;
• Negotiating licenses and joint ventures;
• Navigating local, national and international regulations governing privacy, trade and the protection of intellectual property; and
• Advocating for change in intellectual property law and policy.

For more information about our Intellectual Property Practice, please click on one of the sub-practice links to the right.

Further Information

To learn more about our Intellectual Property Practice, please contact the practice group co-chairs: Wayne M. Barsky (310-557-8183) in Los Angeles, Glenn K. Beaton (303-298-5773) in Denver, Josh Krevitt (212-351-2490) in New York, Mark Reiter (214-698-3360) in Dallas, and Denis R. Salmon (650-849-5301) in Palo Alto.