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Kirkland & Ellis is a respected international firm with an increasingly prominent Texas-based IP group. The team specializes in high-stakes patent litigation, serving clients across industries including technology, life sciences, and automotives.
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented subsidiaries of Abbott Laboratories in global patent litigation against DexCom involving continuous glucose monitoring technology for people with diabetes.
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Kirkland takes deeply complex and technical issues and they explain it in an accessible way.
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Jeanne Heffernan heads the firm's Texas IP litigation group. She is an experienced trial attorney with a proven track record of success in high-stakes patent disputes.
Jeanne is the best patent lawyer in Austin.
Her knowledge of patent damages is highly valuable to us. She is an aggressive and skilled advocate.
Kat Li is noted for her work assisting clients on trade secret matters as well as patent infringement cases.
Kat is proactive and gives practical real world advice and recommendations. She is very organized and pleasant to work with.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
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Kat Li
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Practice area: Intellectual Property
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