James Shimota is a partner at the firm’s Chicago office. He is first chair litigator and a member of the IP litigation practice group. Prior to joining the firm, James served as a partner at an international corporate law firm where he concentrated in post-issuance patent practice. He has worked with a myriad of technologies including medical devices, automotive safety systems, LED lighting, financial services products, multiple aspects of cellular and smartphone technology, semiconductors including memory products, fiber optic amplifiers, DNA arrays, HIV drugs, alkaline batteries, and more. He also has extensive experience before judges and juries in federal courts across the country, as well as the United States International Trade Commission and arbitration panels.
