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Provided by John C O'Quinn
Practice Areas
John O’Quinn’s practice focuses on litigation, including intellectual property, commercial, regulatory and other complex cases at the trial and appellate levels. He has argued 100 appeals in courts throughout the country. He is one of the premiere practitioners in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he has argued more than fifty patent appeals. A trained engineer who graduated first in his class from Harvard Law School and clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court, he has represented a broad array of clients in patent cases involving numerous technologies, such as Abbott, BASF, Cisco, GSK, Honeywell, Samsung, Schlumburger, and others. Other representative matters have included defamation, trademark, trade secret, regulatory, False Claims Act, and bankruptcy disputes for clients such as Abbott, AbbVie, Boeing, Charter Communications, Eli Lilly, Intelsat, Lucky Brands, Motorola and Sun Capital, as well as various trade associations. Clients have described him as an “appellate high flier” who “is outstanding as both an oral advocate and brief writer.” His work has been recognized in the National Law Journal, The Legal 500, the Financial Times, and Managing Intellectual Property.
Personal
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2001; MIT, M.S., 1998; Oxford University, M.Sc., 1997; NCSU, B.S., 1996.
Chambers Review
USA
John O'Quinn has an impressive track record in high-stakes IP disputes at trial and appellate levels. He has considerable experience handling patent matters in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
John O'Quinn is considered a go-to for complex appellate proceedings. He has acted in high-value cases on behalf of an impressive list of household-name clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is brilliant at framing the argument in the most persuasive way and is an excellent writer."
"John is a very tough litigator who is both extremely capable and very impressive."
"John is a very strong lawyer and is a master of articulating complex issues. He really understands the commercial endeavors of the client's business and how he can impact them."
"John is an excellent appellate advocate."
"John is brilliant at framing the argument in the most persuasive way and is an excellent writer."
"John is a very tough litigator who is both extremely capable and very impressive."
"John is a very strong lawyer and is a master of articulating complex issues. He really understands the commercial endeavors of the client's business and how he can impact them."
"John is an excellent appellate advocate."
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