On October 28-29, intellectual property litigation head Douglas Nemec and New York partner Leslie Demers participated in Practising Law Institute’s Patent Law Institute 2026: Critical Issues and Best Practices New York.
- Leslie co-chaired the program, provided opening remarks and spoke on two panels: “A Tale of Two IP Regimes: Patents and Trade Secrets” and “Valuing Patents in Litigation and Beyond.”
- Douglas spoke on the panel “A Conversation With the Bench,” which covered common pitfalls and myths about litigating patent cases, best practices for litigating discovery disputes, and how to present cases in a compelling way to judges and juries.