IAN WASHBURN
Partner
Irell & Manella LLP
With a focus on intellectual property and complex business litigation, Ian Washburn has been a leader or principal member of teams securing Irell & Manella’s biggest victories. In the past two years alone, he has helped secure over $3.3 billion in verdicts and judgments for clients in some of the most complex patent battles in the US.
Washburn’s experience spans a range of industries including the biomedical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and semiconductor packaging and computer networking sectors. He has represented clients in numerous federal courts as well as before the US Patent and Trademark Office, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Delaware Court of Chancery. He also assists companies in developing and managing IP portfolios and advises them during patent license negotiations. Washburn recently served as a principal member of the team that obtained a $2.3 billion final judgment for VLSI Technology in a suit against Intel.
