Media Mentions
2012
“McDermott Moves to Jamboree”
Orange County Business Journal, January 23, 2012
Fay Morisseau called the move of McDermott’s Orange County, CA office to larger quarters “a sign of very significant growth in our client demands.” The office during the past 12 months has had the biggest increase in attorneys of any Orange County law firm, with a particularly strong intellectual property performance. “We’re happy to be moving into much bigger quarters,” said Mr. Morisseau. “We have grown out of the (prior) office."
Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation
2011
“Yahoo Denied Atty Fees After Beating Patent Suit”
Law360, September 30, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky, Fay E. Morisseau, Christopher D. Bright and Natalie A. Bennett successfully represented Yahoo Inc. against Bedrock Computer Technologies in an infringement lawsuit over a patent covering Linux data storage. A Texas federal judge ruled that Bedrock will not have to pick up Yahoo Inc.’s legal fees.
Natalie A. Bennett, Christopher D. Bright, Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation
“Yahoo Wants Attys’ Fees in Bedrock’s Failed IP Suit”
Law360, June 7, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Christopher Bright and Natalie Bennett were noted as McDermott’s counsel for Yahoo Inc. in the company’s major win of an infringement lawsuit over a Linux storage patent. After a five-day trial, the jury took just 40 minutes to deliver a verdict in Yahoo’s favor.
Natalie A. Bennett, Christopher D. Bright, Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
“Q&A with McDermott’s Fay Morisseau”
Law360, May 25, 2011
Fay Morisseau, who has successfully defended such major actions as the first product liability lawsuit alleging that cell phone use caused cancer, explained that “when representing a defendant, trial preparation begins as soon as we are hired. My team will have the opening statement and trial outlines for key witnesses prepared at least two months before trial.” Mr. Morisseau summarized his approach this way: “Timing is the key to trial preparation.”
Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
“How Yahoo Won the Bedrock Patent Trial that Google Lost”
Thomson Reuters Legal, May 12, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky and Fay Morisseau, as lead trial lawyers for Yahoo in its successful Texas patent infringement defense of a case that Google lost and other major companies settled rather than take to a jury, were singled out in this analysis for their “smart” trial strategy. “Give Yahoo and McDermott credit for toughing out a trial after the Google verdict,” the analysis stated, quoting Mr. Chaikovsky that the defense verdict was “a fantastic result.”
Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
“Yahoo Succeeds Where Google Failed in East Texas Patent Trial”
American Lawyer, May 11, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky and Fay Morisseau were cited in a story titled “Yahoo! Succeeds Where Google Failed in East Texas Patent Trial” highlighting a major jury win for Firm client Yahoo! in notoriously plaintiff-friendly East Texas. Yar was quoted as saying, "It was a great result...We appreciate the service of the jury here in Tyler."
Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
“Yahoo Wins Defense Verdict in Patent Case”
Daily Journal, May 11, 2011
“Yahoo Beats Back Patent Claims in Texas’ Eastern District”
The Recorder, May 10, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky and Fay Morisseau, partners with McDermott Will & Emery LLP, led the defense against Bedrock Computer Technologies LLP. "Yahoo is very pleased with the verdict," Chaikovsky said. Mr. Chaikovsky and Fay Morisseau led a McDermott team that included Christopher Bright and Natalie Bennett.
Natalie A. Bennett, Christopher D. Bright, Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
“Jury Finds Yahoo Didn’t Infringe Linux Patent”
Law360, May 10, 2011
Yar Chaikovsky called a Texas jury’s decision that Firm client Yahoo did not infringe a Linux storage patent held by Bedrock Computer Technologies a “fantastic result,” and added that Yahoo was “very pleased” with the verdict. Another jury had assessed co-defendant Google $5 million in damages, leading four additional co-defendants in the case besides Yahoo to settle. Mr. Chaikovsky and Fay Morisseau led a McDermott team that included Christopher Bright and Natalie Bennett.
Natalie A. Bennett, Christopher D. Bright, Yar R. Chaikovsky, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property
2008
Fay E. Morisseau was quoted on October 14 by Law360 in an article regarding a federal appeals court's order to move a product liability case against Volkswagen of America Inc. out of the plaintiff-friendly Eastern District of Texas and into the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas. Lawyers with interests in patent litigation are watching the case closely as many view the Eastern District of Texas as a district where patent plaintiffs can win favorable verdicts. Mr. Morisseau noted that the appeals court's decision likely won't affect pending cases, but that it may affect new cases. "Most of the new cases will have motions to transfer. Some of them will be granted. It's going to change how people do business, but it's not going to completely change," he said.
Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation
On October 6, McDermott Will & Emery was profiled in the Houston Business Journal in an article titled, "Firm Forms East Texas Group to Focus on Litigation Hotbed." The article highlights McDermott's East Texas Patent Litigation Group, which includes partners Fay E. Morisseau and David M. Stein. Mr. Morisseau commented, "We've had so much litigation in East Texas, both from a plaintiff's side and defendant's side, we've had a lot of expertise in representing clients there, and we thought we could add to the expertise by bringing these attorneys together."
Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation
On September 1 McDermott Will & Emery was profiled in The National Law Journal in an article titled, "McDermott's IP litigation team tallies jury trial wins." The article highlights McDermott's intellectual property litigation team including, Sarah Columbia, Joel Freed, Terry McMahon and Fay Morisseau, "rack[ing] up five mainly favorable jury trial verdicts in the course of five months in five different federal districts." The article notes, "...[I]t's an unusual string of results in an era when most cases don't even go to trial. The trials took place in federal courts in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Texas and Wisconsin." Mr. Morisseau commented, "What we do better than anyone else in the country is we work across offices to pull the people with the skills needed and we are not hesitant to take a case to trial."
Sarah Chapin Columbia, Joel M. Freed, Terrence P. McMahon, Fay Morisseau, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation
2002
Fay Morisseau was quoted in the January 28 issue of the Orange County Business Journal in an article focusing on Orange County’s largest law firms. McDermott is noted as the biggest gainer on this year’s list with 45% growth to 29 lawyers, nine more than last year.
2001
On June 27, theOrange County Business Journal reported on McDermott's increase of intellectual property legal work. Fay Morisseau, partner-in-charge of the Orange County office, commented on the growth of the Firm’s Orange County practice and mentioned the office’s 50% growth over the past nine months and its initiative to add a dozen more lawyers by year’s end
