Alston & Bird Expands IP Litigation Practice in Washington Office

Scott Pivnick Brings Significant Experience as High-Stakes Patent Litigator

The national law firm Alston & Bird LLP announced today the addition of Scott Pivnick as a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group, practicing in the Washington, D.C. office. Pivnick is highly experienced in a broad range of intellectual property disputes, especially in the federal courts for the Eastern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the D.C. District and before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

"With his deep expertise in IP litigation, Scott is a natural choice to help grow our practice in this strategic market," said Richard Hays, managing partner of Alston & Bird. "He is a highly regarded litigator and brings unique experience as a former trial and appellate attorney in the Justice Department's Commercial Litigation Branch. We are pleased to have him as a member of the firm."

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Mr. Pivnick was a partner with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and served as head of the firm’s intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. Pivnick’s specific experience lies in litigating complex patent disputes for clients in a number of different technologies, including medical devices, multi-media devices, noise reduction headsets, motorized vehicle equipment, LCD monitors and televisions, air-powered tools, computer chip fabrication, fiber optic communications equipment, and remote image capture devices, among others. Mr. Pivnick also has significant experience in copyright, trade dress and trade secret disputes in various U.S. District Courts and arbitration forums.

For more than five years, Pivnick has served as an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where he teaches a class in patent enforcement. He received his J.D. (with honors) from The George Washington University Law School, after which he clerked for The Honorable Eric G. Bruggink of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut.