David Okano, Partner at White & Case

Today, my guest is David Okano, a Partner at White & Case whose practice focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in district courts, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

He is a go-to attorney in complex patent and trade secret disputes for developing and implementing case-wide strategy, day-to-day managing of cases and case budgets, arguing dispositive motions and other court hearings. David previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond T. Chen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Before practicing law, David gained experience as a systems engineer at a large defense contractor and a consultant at a risk management consulting firm. David holds a JD from University of Virginia Law School and a BS/MS from University of Virginia.