Christian Erwin

/My focus

My practice is dedicated to protecting clients' innovations in a wide variety of industries, including two industries where the pace of change makes IP enforcement critical to long-term competitiveness: semiconductor manufacturing and medical devices. I handle matters from pleadings through trial in state court, federal court, and arbitration, including drafting dispositive, pre-trial, and discovery motions, leading expert strategy, taking expert depositions, both drafting and opposing motions to exclude, and assisting with opening and closing statements and direct and cross-examinations of key fact and expert witnesses.

Patent Litigation

I represent clients across a range of technology-driven industries in patent infringement disputes, working on both the plaintiff and defense sides. My matters often involve complex technical subject matter, from manufacturing equipment and process technology to device-level innovations. This requires close collaboration with engineers and technical experts to develop and test infringement, validity, and damages theories. I help clients assess litigation risk, protect proprietary technology, and pursue or defend claims with an eye toward their broader business objectives.

Trade Secret Litigation

I represent clients in trade secret misappropriation matters under state and federal law, including disputes involving foreign competitors and cross-border enforcement. I translate complex, technical information into clear, persuasive narratives, identify what genuinely constitutes protectable trade secret information, and build the evidentiary record needed to enforce it.

/Representative experience

Select representations handled at previous firm.

• Represent a leading semiconductor manufacturer in defense-side patent infringement litigation involving semiconductor manufacturing equipment, resulting in a full defense verdict of noninfringement.
• Represent a medical device company in defense-side patent infringement litigation and counterclaims for infringement (ongoing).
• Represent a two-way radio manufacturer in two contempt proceedings involving misappropriation of trade secrets by a foreign competitor, resulting in a finding of contempt in the first proceeding.
• Represent a semiconductor fabrication equipment manufacturer in plaintiff-side trade secrets litigation under state and federal law, resulting in an award of compensatory and punitive damages and a permanent injunction.
• Represent pro bono clients in adoption assistance and special education (IEP) matters.

/Looking ahead

As innovation accelerates in semiconductor manufacturing, medical devices, and other high-tech industries, companies will face increasing exposure to patent and trade secret disputes—often with cross-border dimensions. Staying ahead requires proactive IP protection and valuation strategies and a readiness to litigate decisively when core technologies are at stake.