Richard Sayles Serves on Professional Panel with Federal Judge

DALLAS —— Sayles Werbner name partner Richard Sayles, together with Judge T. John Ward of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, addressed a select group of attorneys on intellectual property litigation during an educational session at the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel’s winter meeting. The organization is comprised of chief intellectual property counsels of businesses operating worldwide and promotes education in the areas of intellectual property and patent litigation.

Judge Ward and the Eastern District Federal courts are well known for significant decisions in patent law and a streamlined process for filing, developing and hearing patent cases. The session, part of a three-day program, was entitled “What to Expect When Litigating an IP Case in the Eastern District of Texas” and featured Mr. Sayles, Judge Ward and David Weinburg, a California-based jury consultant. The roundtable discussion panel was moderated by Dianne Elderkin, a Partner in the Philadelphia office of the law firm, Woodcock Washburn.

“It was an honor to serve on the panel with Judge Ward, who is such a dynamic force in the area of patent litigation that is affecting businesses around the world,” says Mr. Sayles. “It was an engaging discussion and I believe the audience received some valuable insights into the Eastern District’s approach and the expectations of litigants appearing in the Eastern District.”

Mr. Sayles is a popular guest lecturer at local and national seminars and is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. In 2006 Mr. Sayles was selected among the top ten lawyers in Texas in a survey of fellow practitioners published by Texas Monthly. He has tried to verdict more than 100 civil jury trials in three decades of trial practice, including intellectual property matters as well as disputes and claims involving corporate governance, securities law, and product liability.

Sayles Werbner represents Fortune 500 companies and was named a “Go To” firm in Fortune magazine in 2006 and 2007. Its high-profile cases have been featured in many of the nation’s leading business and legal publications. The National Law Journal has named Sayles Werbner as one of the top five law firms in the nation based on its success, and, in 2005 noted the firm’s victory in a bus accident lawsuit as one of the year’s Top 100 Verdicts.