Tripodi II, Paul D.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | Partner
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Paul is a partner in the Irvine and Los Angeles offices, where his practice focuses on intellectual property (IP) litigation, including patent litigation, trade secret misappropriation, and related licensing and contract disputes.
He has been involved in both bench and jury trials in federal district courts, as well as proceedings before various international tribunals, the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Paul has served as a pro bono prosecutor in nearly a dozen criminal matters, including as lead counsel in numerous related jury trials.
Paul specializes in complex “competitor-to-competitor” litigation involving multiple patents, multiple jurisdictions, counterclaims of infringement, and foreign counterpart litigation, as well as disputes involving breach of confidentiality agreements and trade secret misappropriation.