Ashok Ramani

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Ashok is the head of Davis Polk’s IP Litigation practice. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he focuses his practice on patent and trade-secret matters. Leading publications including Chambers USA and the Daily Journal recognize him as among the country’s best IP trial lawyers.

Ashok has tried 20 cases, including 15 jury trials and 13 as lead counsel. For his plaintiff clients, he has secured multiple nine-figure settlements and obtained a permanent injunction after winning a jury trial. For his defendant clients, he has won a finding of no violation on all patents before the ITC and a walk-away settlement during a trade-secret jury trial.

Ashok is also co-chair of Davis Polk’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He serves on the boards of Bay Legal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy.