Sophisticated Local Counsel

Our lawyers have extensive trial experience, both jury and non-jury, in courts throughout the United States. When practicing outside of Massachusetts, we team up with local counsel, and our experience in that regard gives us a keen appreciation of the qualities and characteristics that make the relationship most effective. Turnabout is fair play, and we frequently act as local counsel to many national and international corporations with disputes in Massachusetts that cover a wide variety of subject matter, particularly in the patent arena.

Our attorneys frequently act as local counsel in patent suits in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and our deep experience with IP litigation combined with our local experience makes us a valuable resource and dependable ally. We adapt the scale of our role to best serve the client and its lead counsel.

We have extensive litigation experience practicing before the judges of the District of Massachusetts and the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and know much about their particular likes and dislikes. See a detailed description of one federal judge's predilections and courtroom practices.

Some judges were our colleagues in private practice before joining the bench, and our attorneys work closely with members of the judiciary in connection with our leadership roles in local bar associations, including the venerable Boston Bar Association and Boston Patent Law Association. Out-of-state counsel have benefited from our close familiarity and strong relationships with the Massachusetts bar.

We are practiced in matters involving removal to federal court, remand of actions to state court, challenging Massachusetts personal jurisdiction, special appearances, motions to dismiss and transfer, and motions to apply the law of another state.

Our attorneys played an essential role in the promotion and drafting of Local Rule 16.6, which was adopted by the judges of the District of Massachusetts on November 4, 2008, and--as this article explains--sets forth rigorous new procedures for pre-trial discovery in patent cases.

We are well-versed in the Local Rules for the District of Massachusetts and the rules of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and help corporate and other outside counsel navigate the procedures that are unique to Massachusetts state and federal practice. We enjoy working with out-of-state practitioners, making them comfortable in our courts and enhancing the effectiveness of their advocacy.

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