Michael De Vries

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation

California

5 Years Ranked

Band 1

Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets

USA - Nationwide

1 Years Ranked

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Provided by Michael De Vries

USA

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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.

Personal

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2000, Order of the Coif; University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1996

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation - California

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Michael De Vries possesses experience handling complex patent disputes, and is particularly adept at representing clients in the technology sector.

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Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Michael De Vries is an elite trade secrets litigator, trusted by large international clients with high stakes disputes. His work is often cross-border and features multiple concurrent intellectual property claims.

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Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation - California

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Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets - USA - Nationwide

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