Jeffrey M. Davidson

Jeffrey Davidson is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office, practicing in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution.  He has successfully represented a wide range of clients in high-stakes intellectual property, insurance recovery, and antitrust disputes.

Representative Matters

• Representing a leading electronics manufacturer in In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation, a consolidated set of antitrust and deceptive practices class actions involving liquid crystal displays used in televisions, monitors, and other products.
• Advised Microsoft on IP issues in patent monetization transaction with Nokia and Core Wireless involving 2000+ wireless patents.
• Represented network backbone provider in patent infringement and false marking litigation at the Federal Circuit.
• Represented a number of respondents, including Samsung Electronics, in a patent infringement action at the ITC brought by BTG.
• Represented social media company in patent litigation involving web-accessible databases.
• Represented Samsung Electronics in multiple patent infringement actions in the Eastern District of Texas involving DLP televisions.

Pro Bono

• Represented current and former inmates in an appeal to the Third Circuit in a civil matter involving exposure to silica in the prison workplace. 
• Representing individual defendant in criminal trial in Marin County.

Publications and Speeches

• "What Every Junior IP Litigator Needs to Know," AIPLA Annual Meeting (2011)
• "Theories of Asbestos Litigation Costs - Why Two Decades of Procedural Reform Have Failed to Reduce Claimants' Expenses," 7 Nev. L.J. 73 (2006), Author