The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Dr. Jonathan David Ball has joined the firm’s New York office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property and Technology practice.
Ball’s move to Greenberg Traurig comes on the heels of a number of high profile patent litigation hires that have helped to further enhance the firm’s national platform including Richard Pettus in New York from King & Spalding, Kate Hutchins in New York from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Rick Tache in Orange County from Snell and Wilmer, Ross Spencer Garsson in Austin from Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik PLLC and Kakoli Caprihan in Washington, D.C. from Finnegan Henderson. Ball joins from the law firm of King & Spalding where he was a partner.
“Jonathan is a great addition to the patent litigation group,” said Scott J. Bornstein, Co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Patent Litigation Group. “His track record for success in advising top tier clients, while also providing unique alternative fee structures to serve a broader base of organizations, demonstrates his dedication to providing top notch service in addition to strategic legal counsel.”
Ball’s practice focuses on patent litigation, counseling and opinion work,as well as patent portfolio management, prosecution and licensing. He regularly counsels U.S. and foreign clients in a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemicals, medical devices, semiconductors, food sciences, consumer products, and mechanical arts. He has extensive experience in a variety of bio-pharmaceutical matters, including Hatch-Waxman litigation, pre-ANDA diligence, and counseling on pharmaceutical patent life cycle management.
“Jonathan’s experience representing U.S. and foreign companies will broaden the resources available to our clients,” said Warren Karp, Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York office.
With more than 200 intellectual property attorneys and agents, Greenberg Traurig provides full-service patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law and Trademark Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Rankings in November 2011. The firm was also named a “National Tier 2” Law Firm for Copyright Law, Patent Litigation and Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Rankings in November 2011.
“We welcome Jonathan and the additional strength his know-how add to our office and national team,” said Edward C. Wallace, Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York office.
Ball earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law. He also earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and was employed as a post-doctoral researcher at Indiana University. He was involved in research in the fields of small molecule organic synthesis, synthesis of solid-state organic inclusion compounds, and physical chemistry of organic radicals.
