Christopher A. Suarez represents clients in complex intellectual property litigation and technology-driven matters and disputes, with a focus on patent, trade secret, copyright, and AI-related matters. Chris has extensive experience examining witnesses, arguing critical motions, and participating in trials and appeals at every level of the US court system. He also provides counseling in the context of numerous IP disputes involving parallel litigation overseas.
Chris leverages experience at all stages of disputes to guide clients through high-stakes IP and technology matters involving:
- Patent and trade secret litigation and related counseling involving electrical engineering and computer science technologies (EECS), graphical user interfaces, computer networking, semiconductors, drone technology, automotive sensor technology, medical devices, Wi-Fi 6 standard-essential patents, and more
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings and parallel district court litigation, including inter partes reviews (IPRs)
- Federal Circuit appeals, where he has served as embedded appellate counsel for trial teams
- AI-focused IP counseling, including model reviews, governance policy audits, licensing (including open source licensing), and transactional risk
Before joining Latham, Chris was a partner and co-leader of the artificial intelligence, data, and digital group at another law firm. Earlier in his career, he clerked for Judge Timothy B. Dyk of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Joan B. Gottschall of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Chris is active in several bar associations. He is the chair-elect of the ABA Science & Technology law section and is a Vice-Chair of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Patent Litigation Committee, where he leads the AI subcommittee.