Edward Poplawski is a trial attorney who handles high-profile and bet-the-company cases involving patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement, and antitrust violations through jury trial and appeal. Nationally recognized as atop intellectual property attorney, he received the Daily Journal’s 2009 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY)” award for IP litigation , notably his work as lead trial counsel for Cornell University in winning a landmark $184.1 million jury award against Hewlett-Packard, and for Etex Corporation in obtaining an $81 million damages award plus attorneys’ fees against Medtronic in a bet-the-company case. His clients have included Fortune 100 and Silicon Valley companies.
Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America®, The Legal 500 U.S., IAM Patent 1000, and other publications recognize Edward as a leading trial lawyer and “a superstar” who, “according to clients, demonstrates ‘an intelligence and commitment that earns him the trust of the court and jury,’” and “is brilliant in the courtroom, and conducts himself with integrity at all times,” Clients indicate that “he is a superb advocate, both in the courtroom and in negotiations,” “he is able to assemble a highly talented team that promptly responds to the constant barrage of motions and demands from adversaries,” “he is used to handling important cases” and he is “a great first chair who is very effective in highly charged adversarial scenarios.”