John (Jay) Neukom Joins Skadden as a Partner in Palo Alto

Palo Alto, CA – Feb. 8, 2018 – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today that trial lawyer John (Jay) Neukom has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Previously, Mr. Neukom practiced in the San Francisco office of another highly regarded global law firm where he served as Chair of that firm’s Trade Secrets Group and represented a broad base of emerging and established technology companies.

In recent years, Mr. Neukom has served as lead counsel in over 30 complex disputes, most involving patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims on behalf of technology companies. He has tried numerous high-stakes commercial disputes  in federal and state courts, domestic and international arbitration tribunals, and the International Trade Commission. Mr. Neukom has represented leading technology companies including Cisco, Fortinet, Google, HTC and Philips.

Kenton J. King, managing partner of Skadden's Palo Alto office, said, “Jay is a terrific addition to our intellectual property litigation practice and to the Palo Alto office. His industry experience and world-class trial credentials will enhance our scope of services to clients in Silicon Valley and worldwide.”

Anthony Sammi, head of Skadden's Intellectual Property Litigation Group, said, “Jay is an exceptionally well-rounded litigator with deep experience in technology areas such as semiconductors, telecommunications, network security, software and hardware.  He is an ideal addition to our practice and we look forward to working with him.”

“Skadden’s global footprint, broad client roster and unmatched reputation provide an ideal platform for my practice, and I am delighted to join such an impressive group of attorneys,” Mr. Neukom said.

Mr. Neukom has been widely recognized for his litigation successes on behalf of technology clients. Law360 has described him as a “trial pro” and, in 2014, named him one of the top 15 intellectual property lawyers in the country under the age of 40. The Daily Journal has described him as a “patent expert” and The Recorder named him a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” in 2012.

Mr. Neukom received his B.A. from Dartmouth College, an M.A. from Yale University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served as Executive Editor of the Stanford Law Review.  Before entering private practice, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jose A. Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

About Skadden

Serving clients in every major international financial center, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates is one of the world's leading law firms, with approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices.

About Skadden's Intellectual Property Litigation Group

Skadden has been recognized repeatedly for its intellectual property litigation capabilities. The practice was named a Powerhouse in BTI Litigation Outlook 2018 (as well as BTI's 2017 report) based on surveys of more than 300 corporate counsel at the world’s largest companies. The firm also was named a leading law firm in the trademark field in 2018 by World Trademark Review. Skadden, which was a finalist in The American Lawyer’s 2017 Litigation Department of the Year competition, also was ranked as a nationwide Tier 1 firm for patent litigation and intellectual property litigation by U.S. News — Best

Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2017, included in LMG Life Sciences’ 2016 rankings of law firms as a leader in Patent Strategy and Management and named among Law360’s 2015 Technology Practice Groups of the Year.