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Paul Hastings’ IP Growth Continues with Addition of Prominent IP and Trade Secrets Partner in Chicago

Chicago — Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that
“Our clients continue to face increasingly complex IP challenges due to aggressive global competition and converging technologies,” said Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “Robert is an example of the top-tier talent we continue to add to our market-leading IP practice to help our clients navigate the evolution in the life sciences and technology industries,” he added.
“With a truly global reach, Paul Hastings is the ideal platform for building my practice to its full potential,” said Unikel. “The Firm’s IP practice is one of the finest in the United States, with a history of precedent-setting victories and a long track record of successful outcomes for clients,” he added.
Unikel has a diverse practice that includes litigating patent, trade secrets, and trademark cases in a variety of industries, including digital media distribution, consumer products and brands, financial products and services, auto parts, and medical devices. His extensive experience includes trying patent and trade secret cases involving such varied products as a digital distribution platform for mobile applications, a digital media store, thin film transistors, LCD panels, vascular stents, auto parts, baby strollers, and minicell vaccines. He has handled appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and to the United States Supreme Court, and counsels businesses and individuals on intellectual property development, protection, and licensing strategies.
Paul Hastings is regularly acknowledged for its track record of winning major cases and setting precedents in patent law. The firm was
At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.