McCarter & English

Founded more than 170 years ago, McCarter & English now has offices in eight states and the District of Columbia. The firm's IP practice specializes in a variety of areas, including patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing, information technology and disputes. Connecticut is home to two of the firm's offices. Basam Nabulsi, founding partner of the Stamford office has both in-house and private practice experience. Nabulsi is involved in all areas of litigation and works with trial clients on injunction hearings, mediations, arbitrations and appeals. His clients include industrial and manufacturing companies, universities, and entrepreneurial ventures. Nabulsi is known for his commercial acumen, which he applies in IP transactions and the building and maintaining of portfolios. He regularly handles post-grant challenges and review procedures.

Eric Grondahl, managing partner at the Hartford office, specializes in patent prosecution, licensing and patent infringement litigation. Grondahl represents chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, higher education institutions, independent researchers and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. He has successfully defended clients accused of infringement and is also adept at representing patentees and copyright owners in infringement litigation. Hartford-based partner Mark Dunn Giarratana represents businesses in patent and trademark litigation in federal courts in the US.

McCarter & English's intellectual property practice helps protect copyrights, patents, trade secrets and trademarks. The firm's Boston office manages and prepares IP applications and portfolios while also establishing defensive and offensive strategies. Partner Elizabeth Hanley is the intellectual property and information technology practice group leader. She offers more than three decades of experience as a patent specialist. She has worked as an examiner for the USPTO, where she largely handled matters concerning chemistry and biotechnology. Her specialties include small molecule and organic chemistry, drug delivery and pharmaceutical development. She has experience in helping early stage companies build their patent portfolios. Partner Lee Bromberg is an IP trial and appellate attorney who has successfully handled patent infringement actions in addition to trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition cases. He has won cases for clients in the pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences, power systems, software and electronics fields.