Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Antitrust litigator John Cuddihy joins Ballard Spahr, (Nov 4, 2013)

Intellectual property, antitrust and commercial litigator, John L. Cuddihy, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in its Intellectual Property Department and Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust and Commercial Litigation groups in Washington, D.C., according to a recent announcement.

Cuddihy, with experience representing clients across a range of industry sectors, comes to Ballard Spahr from the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell & Moring LLP, where he was a partner. Cuddihy focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on patent infringement and antitrust issues. His arrival is part of the firm’s strategic plan to expand its intellectual property litigation in the D.C. area.

Cuddihy has defended Fortune 500 corporations in Sherman Act Section 1 multi-district class action lawsuits and handled complex commercial litigation matters, including representation of companies in multimillion-dollar breach-of-contract litigation as well as matters involving breach-of-fiduciary duty. He also served as lead counsel in patent infringement lawsuits involving website and Internet technology, mobile applications, automobile component technology, and telematics systems.

Cuddihy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy B. Kyk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as a special assistant to former United Nations Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright, and as a speech writer for former New Jersey Governor James J. Florio.

Ballard Spahr has more than 500 attorneys located in offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Bethesda, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Wilmington and Washington, D.C. The firm provides counsel and service in litigation, business and finance, real estate, intellectual property, and public finance.

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