Michael Plimack, Partner at Covington

Today, my guest is Michael Plimack, a Partner at Covington who is also Co-Chair of the firm’s patent litigation practice group, serving as the lead on case teams and client relationships. He has tried and won high-stakes patent cases in multiple fora, including the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), representing both complainants and respondents. Mike has also litigated and tried cases in district court, including securing a complete defense verdict in a fourteen-day Delaware patent trial after the jury deliberated for only 90 minutes.

For over 30 years, Mike has represented the world’s leading technology companies in patent and trade secrets matters, including Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Seagate, and SK Innovation. The topic of our interview was how Michael rowed competitively for four years at Brown University, and that he meditates regularly and speaks on mindfulness practices. Michael holds a JD from University of California Berkeley.