Engineering Expertise for Complex Litigation
We provide independent, rigorous technical analysis and testimony for litigation involving source code, firmware and electronics.
When you need software, firmware or electronics engineering expertise in cases of intellectual property disputes or product liability allegations, our experts can help. Our expertise extends beyond the lab or the lecture hall and into the courtroom. We can also inform your legal strategy in complex technical cases.
Our litigation experience includes a balanced portfolio of work for plaintiffs and defendants, whether the issue is trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement or copyright infringement. We've also analyzed and testified regarding complex electronic systems and the firmware that runs inside them.
We've provided expert testimony at deposition and trial for cases in industries such as transportation, medical device, automotive electronics and consumer products. On large technical cases involving software and electronics, we can also provide consulting expert analysis and support.
Our experts have also been retained to assess products during the early stages of acquisition discussions. On multiple occasions we've provided litigation support when software development projects failed to meet technical or contractual specifications.
We understand the different tasks and responsibilities of an engineering expert. From performing objective technical analysis to report writing and testimony at deposition and trial, our experts combine deep technical expertise with the communication and teaching skills that make complex engineering concepts understandable.
- Intellectual property concerns: trade secrets, patent disputes, source code copyright infringement
- Software development disputes: subcontracted software development projects often fail in a number of ways, but who is to blame?
- IP transfer and corporate mergers: our experts can provide an independent evaluation of source code and electronics, reducing risk by providing an objective assessment of the assets in question
- Embedded systems design defects / product liability litigation: embedded electronics systems are at the heart of every medical device, vehicle and industrial control / process system. Has a design defect or malfunction led to harm, loss of service or reputational disaster?
- Clear, defensible written reports
- Testimony at deposition and trial