MARK L. LEVINE
Private Practice
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Partner (1993 to Present)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (1990-1993)
Judicial Clerkship
The Honorable Nathaniel Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1989-1990)
Education
J.D., Yale Law School (1989)
A.B., summa cum laude, Princeton University (1986)
Commercial Litigation
Represent companies in a variety of business disputes, including patent infringement cases and breach of contract cases. First-chair trial lawyer in a number of trials.
Patent Cases
ICU Medical v. RyMed Technologies (D. Del.) - lead trial counsel for RyMed in jury trial on literal infringement. Won defense verdict.
Sensormatic v. The TAG Company US LLC et al. (S.D. Fla.) - lead trial lawyer for Sensormatic in patent and trade secret bench trial in 2008 relating to Electronic Article Surveillance labels. Won on all claims. Affirmed by Federal Circuit.
Honeywell International, Inc. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (D. Del.) - lead trial counsel for HSC in bench trial relating to Festo issue on remand from Federal Circuit. The technology was surge control for auxiliary power units (APUs) on airplanes. Won at trial in 2006 and affirmed by Federal Circuit in 2007.
Honeywell International, Inc. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (D. Del.) - lead trial counsel in jury trial in 2005 concerning method for starting of an APU. Won defense verdict at trial, with the jury finding non-infringement and that the patent was invalid.
Contract / Other Cases
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. v. Cardinal Health 200, Inc. (Tennessee) - lead counsel for DuPont in case for breach of contract and promissory estoppel claim relating to fabric for surgical drapes and gowns. Case settled just before trial with settlement worth over eight figures.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. v. Merck & Co., Inc. (arbitration) - lead trial lawyer in arbitration concerning anti-hypertension drug. Favorable ruling for DuPont.
Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation v. United Technologies Corporation (Texas) - represented Pratt & Whitney in antitrust claim on jet engine parts aftermarket. After a 4-month trial, favorable jury verdict. Affirmed on appeal.