Bio

Samuel Brenner, Ph.D., is an accomplished trial, arbitration, and appellate lawyer who has litigated intellectual property and complex commercial cases on behalf of a variety of high-tech and life sciences companies. Sam regularly represents clients in the federal district and appellate courts, as well as in front of the United States International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and multiple international arbitration bodies. Honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2020 for “excellence in the law,” Sam counsels clients in matters involving litigation and licensing strategy, and is also experienced with patent damages, Standard Essential Patents and RAND/FRAND issues. Sam maintains a robust pro bono practice, including recently representing clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Before joining Ropes & Gray, Sam served as a law clerk for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge David McKeague of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and worked for Fidelity Investments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Sam received graduate degrees in history and political science from Brown University, has taught at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, the University of Michigan, Brown University, and the University of Rhode Island, and is a frequent author and commentator concerning intellectual property issues.