Jeffrey Armstrong prepares and prosecutes patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), litigates patent matters in federal district courts, and represents clients in ex parte reexaminations at the USPTO and inter partes reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board…

Brian Bagley brings more than 15 years of experience representing companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation matters. He has successfully tried cases in state and federal court in addition to advocating for clients during arbitration. Brian focuses his practice on commercial…

David Brafman has 25 years of experience in patent, trademark, and other intellectual property litigation, including as lead counsel in jury trials. In patent cases, David has litigated in courts around the country involving a wide variety of technologies, including Internet-based auction systems,…

Peter Chiabotti has a broad range of experience in traditional IP matters, including U.S. and foreign patent procurement, patent litigation, trademark portfolio management (including clearance, procurement, litigation, domain name disputes and world-wide brand protection), protection of trade…

Andre Cortes focuses his practice on managing intellectual property portfolios for clients from a variety of industries, including medical devices, electronics, manufacturing, and real estate. Andre regularly prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications, drafts responses to office…

Victoria Doyle focuses her practice on managing domestic and international trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies. She assists clients in conducting clearance of potential new marks, prosecuting trademark applications, preparing reports on potential oppositions against third-party…

Brice Dumais represents clients in all aspects of patent law, trademark law, and copyright law. He has extensive experience in preparing and prosecuting patents in a wide range of technological areas, including medical devices, mechanical systems, turbine engines, flood damage prevention, cooking…

Alejandro (Alex) Fernandez is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in Intellectual Property Law, a distinction he has held for 14 of his 20 years in practice. Alex’s energetic, strategic, and collaborative service to clients led to his selection as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Florida”…

David Fernandez-Fidalgo focuses his practice on a broad range of intellectual property matters involving patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He assists clients in preparing, drafting, and prosecuting patent and trademark applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and abroad.…

Stephen Glazier focuses his practice on patent and technology matters, including patent prosecution, litigation, transactions, licensing, strategic counseling, opinion letters, responses to demand letters, due diligence, equity transactions for technology companies, intellectual property…

Ryan Harding focuses his practice on the development and protection of intellectual property in the United States and abroad. Ryan represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and leverages a network of foreign counsel to build multinational intellectual property portfolios.Ryan’s…

Dan Jacobson advises private equity funds and mid-size public and private entities, family offices and high net worth individuals with respect to their material or non-routine business transactions including mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financings and investments. His practice is…

Warren Lee Lewis serves as co-chair of Akerman's Franchise and Licensing Sector Team, a highly experienced group handling U.S. and international franchising, licensing, dealership and trademark counseling, registration and litigation matters for franchisors, licensors, subfranchisors, dealers and…

Serving as Office Managing Partner of Akerman's Houston office, Scott Marrs is a formidable trial lawyer litigating high profile matters in state and federal courts as well as arbitrations in the United States, South America, the Middle East, and Europe. Scott focuses on legal issues in virtually…

Christopher McAndrew focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, including copyright and trademark infringement, trademark prosecution, trade secret litigation, and general contract disputes. Christopher also has extensive experience representing clients in proceedings in front of the…

Kourtney Mulcahy focuses her practice on managing domestic and international trademark portfolios. She regularly implements cost-effective trademark clearance, procurement, and protection strategies for her clients. Kourtney has experience in all areas of trademark law, including: domain name…

David Otero’s national practice focuses on bankruptcy and tax litigation and counseling. A partner in both the Tax and Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Groups, his clients include Citigroup, Capital One, Nissan, Santander Bank, Sears, Synchrony Financial, U.S. Bank, Venus Fashion, and…

Mark Passler advises senior managers, brand managers, in-house counsel, technology transfer professionals, and inventors on intellectual property and entertainment law matters. He routinely assists clients in procuring, licensing, and enforcing patent, trademark, and copyright rights. Mark also…

Tara Raghavan is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Her practice includes representing clients within the real estate and hospitality sectors, including owners, landlords, tenants, lenders, investors, and developers. She has experience representing clients in real estate,…

William Sentell focuses his practice on franchise dispute resolution and related corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters. His combination of litigation and transactional experience allows him to provide holistic legal representation to brand owners, distributors, licensors, manufacturers and…

Robert Smith focuses his practice on representing U.S. franchisors expanding internationally and serving as franchise counsel in complex financial transactions, including whole business securitization transactions. Bob's international franchise experience spans more than 80 countries and…