Christopher Bruno Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

20+ Locations, Worldwide, Us

• Represents an innovator pharmaceutical company against two generic manufacturers seeking to launch a sleep medication• Represents a pharmaceutical company in two patent infringement litigations against generics seeking to market topical dermatological products • Represents a pharmaceutical company in a novel FDA regulatory proceeding involving a proposed rejection of a supplemental new drug application • Counsels a startup technology company regarding intellectual property portfolio development• Obtained a discretionary decision of non-institution from the PTAB on an acne treatment patent on grounds of cumulativeness.• Achieved a complete win at trial for a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a two-product, four-patent case involving psoriasis topical treatments• Successfully represented a payment processing company defending a trademark infringement litigation brought by debt collection company, resulting in a critical denial of a preliminary injunction • Successfully represented a drug manufacturer in a 12-patent case against several generic pharmaceutical companies involving a formulation treating toenail fungal infections• Successfully represented a charitable non-profit hospital suing an orthopaedic implant manufacturer/distributor for patent infringement based on patents covering improved orthopaedic polyethylene • Served as trial counsel for a third-party logistics provider in a copyright and trade secret dispute with a software development company• Successfully served as lead counsel in a federal appeal on behalf of a criminal defendant challenging the length in his sentence• Obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensatory education for autistic child who was not provided appropriate education by the District of Columbia under the IDEA• Former Chair, Business Development Committee, Income Partner Committee

Chicago, Il, Us

• Litigated computing systems and pharmaceutical patent, trade secret, asbestos, and contract cases• Deposed key infringement expert, inventor, and fact witness in computing systems case requiring deep understanding of underlying networking infrastructure• Authored dispositive briefing on complex and novel patent law issues• Advised clients on cutting edge data privacy issues involving new technology

Washington Dc, District Of Columbia, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Patent Litigation:• Litigated pharmaceutical patent cases at every stage from pre-complaint investigation to appeal, in district court, ITC, Federal Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court• Participated onsite on trial teams to prepare witnesses, draft examinations, provide strategic input, and second-chair at trial• Provided strategic insight and drafted briefs in one of the first cases under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act• Deposed a company's high-level executive and in-house counsel, prepared experts for deposition, developed and implemented complex litigation e-discovery strategies, briefed discovery motions, and assisted experts in drafting reports• Represented a well-known biotechnology company by drafting critical motions preceding, during, and after trial to secure and defend a one-billion-dollar jury verdictAppellate & Critical Motions:• Personally argued appeals in the Sixth and Seventh Circuits and two significant trial-level motions• Argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit as lead counsel for Kevin Trudeau, an author convicted of criminal contempt of court• Successful representation of a renowned prize-awarding institution in a defamation suit• Successful representation at the class certification stage of a large healthcare provider in a class action wage & hour dispute• Successful appeal to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia representing a Bush Administration official seeking to withdraw a guilty plea• Representation, both at trial and on appeal from the class certification order, of a large consumer goods store chain in the first tried “suitable seat” case in CaliforniaHealth Care Regulatory: • Assessed and managed risk on significant lending and M&A transactions involving healthcare companies• Counseled clients on healthcare laws and regulations, including Stark, anti-kickback, HIPAA, and Medicare/Medicaid/TRICARE provisions, and state licensing laws

• Advised on D.C. legislation and administrative agency actions covering a wide variety of subject matter and often involving competing stakeholders.

• Mentored student attorneys drafting appellate briefs and participating in oral argument on behalf of convicted felons in Maryland Court of Special Appeals, and petitioned for certiorari from the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Islip, New York, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Brooklyn, New York, Us

J.D., Law

B.A., Political Communications