James H. Shalek is a partner in the Litigation Department and head of the Patent Law Group.

Jim has extensive experience litigating patent, trademark, trade secret and contractual matters in federal and state courts, and before the International Trade Commission and before arbitration tribunals. He has a gift for explaining complex technology in simple terms, and a record of success in patent cases involving a broad range of technologies that include:  immunoassays, antibodies, genetic engineering, wireless communications and voice-over Internet protocols, computer hardware, software, transaction processing and graphical user interfaces, financial services, semiconductor electronics, medical device technology, bar code scanning, lasers, three-dimensional modeling, photopolymers, and optical coatings.