John R. Gibson

practices in the area of intellectual property litigation and high-stakes commercial litigation . Mr. Gibson represents leading high-technology clients in a diverse range of patent litigation matters involving nearly all aspects of telecommunications -including fiber optics, wireless LAN systems, cellular telephony, VoIP telephony, webmail, cable and set-top boxes, and wireless chipsets, among others-and other technology fields. Mr. Gibson also regularly litigates on behalf of clients in a diverse range of complex commercial and media matters, including cases involving trade secrets , restrictive covenants, fraud, breach of contract, and defamation.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Gibson served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Leonie M. Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division).

Mr. Gibson is a 2006 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, where he was senior editor of the Alabama Law Review and inducted as a member of the Order of the Coif, and a 2003 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2018-present
- Associate, 2011-2017

•Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Associate, 2007-2011
•U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Leonie M. Brinkema, 2006-2007

Honors and Awards

•Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2014-2019

•Member, 2014 Managing Intellectual Property North America Awards: Top Patent Litigation Practice in the Southern United States
•Co-recipient of Cisco's 2011 Litigation Law Firm of Year Award
•2008 Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Pro Bono Associate of the Year

Civic and Charitable Activities

•Director and Reading Mentor, Everybody Wins! Atlanta

•Member, 2014 MS Leadership Class, Georgia Chapter of the National MS Society

• Coach, Inter Atlanta Football Club (Recreational)

Selected Publications

•Featured, Mentorship Changes the Game in Early Childhood and Elementary Education , Triple Pundit, August 12, 2019

•Co-author, Zombie Companies: When Businesses Die, Their Patents Live On [AT ISSUE] , Daily Report, August 11, 2015