Terrence P. McMahon Named to Lead McDermott Worldwide IP Practice
PALO ALTO, CA (March 20, 2007) — Nationally recognized intellectual property trial lawyer Terrence P. "Terry" McMahon has been selected to lead McDermott Will & Emery's 200+ lawyer worldwide Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. Mr. McMahon joined McDermott’s Silicon Valley office in January 2001, and was named head of the Firm's west coast IP practice in 2002.
Mr. McMahon succeeds Ray Lupo, who has successfully led the Department from 1996 to 2002 and again from 2005 through the beginning of 2007. Mr. Lupo, in addition to his practice, will continue to work with Terry on the Firm's ongoing strategic development of its international IP practice.
"In addition to Terry's many courtroom successes over the years on behalf of our clients, he has been instrumental in the growth of our IP practice in California and firmwide," commented Harvey W. Freishtat, Chairman of McDermott Will & Emery. "We also thank Ray for his many years of visionary and motivating leadership in starting and spearheading the development of our IP practice. Our Firm's recognized global leadership in this practice area owes much to Ray."
"I look forward to leading our full service practice as we continue our strategic growth while focusing on the evolving needs of our clients around the globe," commented Mr. McMahon. "I want to thank Ray for his enduring commitment to the success of our practice and his incredible leadership."
Our Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department includes more than 215 lawyers and patent agents working in all of our offices throughout the world. More than 150 members of our team hold technical and/or scientific degrees; 95 are patent bar members. We represent the interests of clients across numerous industries including medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, media and telecommunications, internet-based communications, processor design and fabrication, computer hardware and software, and design technology as well as manufacturing and consumer products. We are recognized for our trial and appellate experience, and are ranked as one of the strongest IP litigation firms for both plaintiffs and defendants. Our practice in procurement and licensing in the patent, trademark and copyright areas is recognized for its depth and breadth. Rounding out our intellectual property, media and technology services, the team provides client counseling and advice regarding trade secret, unfair competition, advertising, entertainment and computer law.
Biographical Information
Terrence P. McMahon concentrates his trial practice on patent, copyright, trade secret, trade dress, trademark and other high stakes, "bet the company" litigation. He has been widely recognized by the legal and business communities, having been named a worldwide leader of intellectual property in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2001-2007), listed in the first tier for IP lawyers in California by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, recognized in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for intellectual property, recognized for intellectual property by PLC Which Lawyer? in the Global 50 2006, recognized as one of the leading intellectual property lawyers in the California Lawyer "Best in the West" feature, listed in the Daily Journal: EXTRA as one of the top 30 intellectual property lawyers in California for 2005, named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America and recognized as a leading intellectual property litigation attorney, according to Law & Politics – Northern California Super Lawyers 2006. Mr. McMahon also achieved one of the top 25 jury verdicts in the United States in 2005 according to The National Law Journal.
Mr. McMahon has 30 years of trial experience representing technology heavyweights including American Express, Aristocrat Technologies, Creative Labs, Extreme Networks, Fairchild, Fresenius Medical, General Electric, Logitech, Medtronic, QUALCOMM Incorporated, Seagate Technology, Silicon Image and Tercica, Inc. on "bet the company" cases taking on major technology companies such as Apple, Baxter, Genesis Microchip, Hewlett-Packard, Hyundai, Intel and Lucent.
