Bio

James Martin is the Chair of the Intellectual Property Group and has more than 25 years of experience representing high-tech companies and their employees in intellectual property matters and technology-based transactions. James’ practice focuses on drafting and negotiating agreements involving the development, acquisition, licensing and protection of intellectual property. James also counsels clients with respect to commercial transactions, negotiation of executive employment packages, consumer privacy and doing business online. James has deep experience in patent and other intellectual property litigation, and he leads cases and provides strategic oversight and direction with respect to his clients’ intellectual property litigation. James also analyzes patent portfolios and provides freedom to operate opinions. In addition to his high-tech practice, James has also worked with non-technical clients, such as wineries, restaurants, authors, artists and entrepreneurs, to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights. Prior to attending law school, James worked for Hewlett-Packard and IBM.