ElDessouki, Ahmed

Ahmed ElDessouki

Partner

ahmed.eldessouki@lw.com
    ElDessouki, Ahmed

    Ahmed ElDessouki

    Partner

    ahmed.eldessouki@lw.com

    Profile

    Ahmed ElDessouki advises technology sector clients on intellectual property disputes, from early case strategy and discovery management through witness preparation, trial, and appeal.

    Ahmed guides clients on patent, technical trade secret, and copyright litigation spanning a range of technology sectors, including:

    • Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing
    • Semiconductor fabrication and LED technologies
    • Enterprise, healthcare, and accounting software platforms
    • Autonomous robotics and consumer electronics
    • Data storage, flash memory, and hard-disk encryption

    Ahmed draws on his first-hand experience as an electrical engineer and inventor to engage directly with technical aspects of his matters. Ahmed regularly represents technology sector clients in high-stakes proceedings in federal courts, as well as before the International Trade Commission and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

    Before joining Latham, Ahmed was counsel at another global law firm.

    Experience

    Ahmed’s experience prior to joining Latham includes representing:

    • A leading AI computing company in a three-patent defensive case pending in the Western District of Texas
    • A data storage company in a:
      • Two-week trial in the Central District of California concerning allegations of infringement of a data encryption patent
      • Three-patent offensive competitor case pending in the Northern District of California
      • Two-patent defensive competitor case involving error correction technology pending in the Western District of Texas
      • Two-patent case pending in the Western District of Texas involving USB technology
      • Seven-patent case in the Western District of Texas involving semiconductor fabrication technology; successfully settled for the client
    • An LED lighting company in a two-week trial at the International Trade Commission concerning packaging of LED chips, and in related IPR proceedings at the patent office; obtained a complete defense victory
    • A portfolio accounting software company in:
      • Two offensive trade secret litigations against a competitor and two former employees who left the company to join the competitor
      • An offensive trade secret litigation against a former reseller of the client’s leading portfolio accounting software
      • Defense of an attempted monopolization and breach-of-contract claims brought by a former reseller of the client’s software
    • A computational software company in breach-of-contract and copyright infringement actions
    • An automotive company in a seven-patent defensive case brought in the Western District of Texas and in related IPR proceedings; successfully transferred the case to the Eastern District of Michigan on mandamus, where it was stayed pending IPRs

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
    • BEng, McGill University

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