Orrick Partners Honored with ILO's 2013 Client Choice Awards

March.07.2013

Orrick white collar and corporate investigations partner Walt Brown and intellectual property partner Steve Routh were selected by the International Law Office (“ILO”) in its 2013 Client Choice Awards. Mr. Brown was the exclusive award recipient in the category of white collar crime in the state of California, while Mr. Routh was the exclusive award recipient in the category of intellectual property: patents in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize law firms and partners around the world that stand out for providing superb client service.

Determined by a survey of senior corporate counsel, the ILO awards evaluate individual lawyers and law firms on the quality of legal advice, commercial awareness, effective communication, billing transparency, responsiveness, use of technology and sharing of expertise. This year’s winners were selected from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments.

Mr. Brown is the Managing Director of Orrick’s five Business Units, as well as a seasoned trial lawyer whose practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, securities litigation and complex business litigation. He represents companies and individuals in connection with criminal and regulatory investigations, as well as parallel civil and administrative proceedings.

Mr. Routh is co-chair of Orrick’s Intellectual Property Group, and handles complex litigation in a wide range of areas, including patent infringement, commodities trading and products liability. Mr. Routh has represented plaintiffs, as well as defendants as first chair counsel in patent infringement trials in both federal court and International Trade Commission proceedings.

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Steven J. Routh Partner, Intellectual Property, Japan

Washington, D.C.

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Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Intellectual Property
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Steven J. Routh Partner

Washington, D.C.

Steve knows how to minimize risk while delivering a client’s business objective, either by defeating an opponent’s case in court or by negotiating the best possible settlement. His ability to pinpoint the argument that will resonate with each judge and jury has enabled him to protect cutting-edge technology involving medical devices, automotive components, telecommunications standards, digital and 3D imaging, guest engagement systems, and semiconductor devices and manufacturing processes. He has also used those same skills in litigating numerous antitrust, unfair competition, and complex tort and contract cases.

For the last 20 years, Steve has focused on guiding Japanese and other Asia-based companies through patent litigation before the U.S. District Courts, ITC and Federal Circuit. He is one of only two lawyers ranked in the Chambers Global guide for having Foreign Expertise in Intellectual Property for Japan. Steve consistently has been described as a “great negotiator who is excellent at creating litigation strategy.” Clients recently interviewed by Chambers also noted, “Steve is a really fantastic tactical thinker with good legal instincts. He is also very collaborative.” Other clients have stated that “his command of the law is evident in his ability to understand it and also apply it across a wide variety of situations,“ while still others have praised his ability to make “very quick and sound tactical decisions.”