Stephen Baskin is the Managing Partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on patent infringement and other complex litigation.

Mr. Baskin represents a wide variety of companies, from large multinational corporations to small technology and start up companies, and various other entities in patent disputes. He has been involved in defending a financial institution in one of the most significant patent cases in the history of the financial services industry, and was involved in representing a research foundation against a licensee in a multimillion dollar dispute over patented technology involving the treatment of a rare blood disease. Mr. Baskin is regularly involved in representing companies in disputes related to electrical, mechanical and business method patents.

Mr. Baskin also has significant experience representing financial services, software, technology and construction companies in other complex litigation, including the enforcement of trade secrets and non-competition agreements, high stakes complex business litigation and managing internal corporate investigations. He was significantly involved in representing a publicly traded company in a bid rigging antitrust investigation where amnesty was sought and obtained with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and also represented a professional football player in a National Football League steroid investigation that involved corresponding congressional and U.S. Attorney investigations.

Mr. Baskin has been interviewed on several occasions about the successful growth of the firm's D.C. office during the past several years. In 2008, Mr. Baskin was named as one of the up and coming "Top Lawyers" in Washington, D.C. by the Washington Business Journal.

Professional & Community Activities

American Cancer Society, Chair of Executive Corporate Council

ThanksUSA, Leadership Committee

D.C. Appleseed Foundation, Board of Directors 

Coaching for College, Board of Directors

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D. (1995)
    Recipient of Top Moot Court Oral Advocacy Award, Jessup International Moot Court Team
  • Ohio University, B.S., Communications (1991)

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia (2001)
  • District of Columbia (1997)
  • Ohio (inactive) (1995)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2010)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2002)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2002)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2002)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2000)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1996)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1995)

Who We Are

Suite 900, 607 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20005-2018
USA
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Stephen E. Baskin

Experience Highlights

Zodiac Pool Care Inc. v. Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc.
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Zodiac Pool Care Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of pool and recreational products, in a patent more
Autoscribe Corp. and Pollin Patent Licensing LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Financial Inc.
Defending Wells Fargo Bank against Autoscribe, a financial services and payment processor company, in a patent infringement suit in the Southern more
Innova Patent Licensing LLC v. 3Com Corp., et al.
Defending Wells Fargo Bank against Innova Patent Licensing in a patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas. The bank's systems, more
Microlog Corp. v. Continental Airlines Inc. et. al.

Represent Continental Airlines, Inc., currently merging with UAL (United Airlines’ parent company) to form United Airlines, along with several more