Michael De Vries

Michael De Vries is a nationally recognized jury trial lawyer who has achieved numerous highly publicized wins leading high-stakes jury trials involving patent and trade secret claims, including a number of jury trial wins on behalf of intellectual property owners asserting their IP against competitors. In recent years, Mike has secured over $2.5 billion in jury trial victories and settlements for his clients in IP litigations, including for numerous multi-national entities in the semiconductor, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, and life sciences industries. Mike has also secured multiple complete defense verdicts in high-stakes patent trials, including the largest defense-side patent jury verdict in U.S. history in 2024. In 2020 and 2021, Mike was named a “Trial MVP of the Year” by Law360, and has repeatedly been recognized as a “Top Trade Secrets Lawyer” and “Top IP Lawyer” by the Daily Journal.