Mr. Maas concentrates his practice on complex litigation, antitrust, and intellectual property disputes, and he has broad litigation experience in antitrust, patent, trademark, Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), trade secrets, securities fraud, and other complex commercial cases. He has developed particular experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including antitrust, patent/Hatch-Waxman, RICO/Travel Act, and contract litigation, as well as counseling in licensing and M&A transactions. Mr. Maas is highly knowledgeable on the intricacies of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, exclusivity periods under Hatch-Waxman, and the antitrust implications of settlements in pharmaceutical patent litigation. Mr. Maas has represented clients in multiple billion-dollar jury trials in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as in a billion-dollar merger. He has also co-authored multiple successful appellate briefs before various federal appellate courts, and he is a former licensed pharmacy technician.Mr. Maas also counsels clients in the alcoholic beverage industry on a wide variety of subject matter areas, including trademark disputes and licensing, regulatory issues, M&A, financing and restructuring, advertising, and distribution and promotional agreements. He acted as lead outside counsel for a popular distilled spirits brand, a craft distillery, and a custom bottling plant, as well as multiple start-up craft spirit brands. He was selected to the Executive Committee for the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), the country's leading trade organization in the industry. He also served on the DISCUS Laws & Regulations committee and its International Affairs committee. Mr. Maas is committed to obtaining cost-effective, high-quality outcomes for his clients. He created and implemented custom de-duplication software solutions to reduce costs on large document reviews, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings for his clients.Mr. Maas’s pro bono representation includes successful claims in immigration court for refugees, as well as service on the Young Professionals’ Board (YPB) Executive Committee for LAF.Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.