Associate
Drew Roberts is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.
Drew primarily handles patent litigation. His experience includes representing clients in a variety of venues, including suits in federal district court, inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and proceedings outside of the United States.
He advises clients on a variety of matters, particularly for patents related to medical technologies and pharmaceuticals.
In addition to his intellectual property practice, Drew maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing individuals seeking asylum, disabled veterans, and clients seeking to seal old criminal records.
While in law school, Drew served as the lead articles and notes editor of the Texas Environmental Law Journal and a staff editor for the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal.
Prior to attending law school, Drew performed post-baccalaureate research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Drew graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Physics and Political Science, as well as a minor in Mathematics.
Drew's experience includes representing:
An intellectual property team secured the dismissal of counterclaims in a patent litigation case for their client Recor against market rival Medtronic
A Latham team led by Mike Morin and David Frazier won the “Litigators of the Week” competition, alongside co-counsel at Finnegan, for their outstanding defense against a US$290 million patent infringement claim and securing a US$116 million award on behalf of Sarepta Therapeutics, in a one-week timed trial in Delaware.