Partner
CurrentRob Pluta is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office and is a member of the Intellectual Property practice. Rob is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with 15 years of experience devoted to intellectual property litigation and appeals, with specific emphasis on patent disputes, including US District Court litigation, International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation, contentious inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and Federal Circuit appeals. He is experienced in a vast array of technologies, including mobile devices, semiconductors, LCD panels, telecommunications, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.Rob has been lead counsel in over 75 IPR proceedings. In 2017 Law360 named him a "Rising Star."Rob also has experience litigating breach of contract, trade secret, and antitrust cases.