Maureen L. Rurka

Practice Areas

Maureen has been litigating complex intellectual property and commercial cases for over two decades. Her practice is concentrated on highly technical patent litigation as well as other intellectual property and complex commercial matters, including trade secret cases, fraud, and contract matters. Maureen has extensive practice in pharmaceutical-patent litigation, as well as regulatory issues involved in obtaining FDA approval for generic drugs and biosimilars. She also has extensive experience and knowledge in antitrust issues related to patent enforcement and settlement, including in the area of Hatch-Waxman litigation, as well as other intellectual property areas such as trade secret litigation.

Maureen has been lead trial counsel in several trials and has second-chaired dozens of federal and state-court bench and jury trials in patent cases, fraud cases, and other intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. She represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals as well as telecommunications, and electronics.

Maureen has experience in all aspects of litigation, from opening and closing arguments to direct and cross witness examinations to preparing cases for trial. She has particularly strong experience in handling expert testimony, having conducted direct and cross examinations of dozens of experts in highly technical areas and damages.

Maureen also has experience in counseling clients regarding FDA approval issues, preparing and responding to citizen petitions, preparing IPRs, and drafting and negotiating settlement and licensing agreements.

In addition to trial experience, Maureen has worked extensively on appellate matters, including working on and arguing Federal Circuit appeals, a Second Circuit appeal, and petitions for certiorari, as well as Seventh Circuit habeas appeals.