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Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Intellectual Property Practice Co-Chair Bill Baton was selected by NJBIZ as a 2025 Leaders in Law honoree. The awards honor legal professionals whose dedication to their occupation and to their communities is outstanding...
Saul Ewing LLP is proud to announce that Charles M. Lizza, Vice Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, was named to the NJBIZ 2024 Law Power 50 list. This is the sixth year in a row that Mr. Lizza has been included on this list of the state's top lawyers. Professionals are selected for the list...

Juan Martinez is a trial lawyer who guides corporate clients through legal challenges ranging from shareholder and partnership disputes to winding down businesses. His experience with business dissolution spans from buyouts and windups to noncompete issues, asset liquidation, employment and...

Charlie Lizza brings more than 40 years of litigation experience to his representation of pharmaceutical companies in high stakes patent litigation. Mr. Lizza concentrates his practice in Hatch-Waxman ANDA litigation and protecting the intellectual property of branded pharmaceutical and medical...

Caitlin Piccarello Strauss is a commercial litigator who represents companies in disputes involving insurance, employee benefits and ERISA, real estate, and restrictive covenants. As a leader of the Firm's Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation team, she regularly defends insurers in life, health...

Jim Taylor is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience handling complex litigation in federal and state courts. A significant portion of his practice uses that litigation experience and perspective to counsel clients in managing high-profile crises, minimizing financial and reputational risks...
The pharmaceutical industry faces a challenging business environment as competition drives down prices, R&D expenses rise, and government scrutiny deepens. However, companies have many options for navigating these challenges, generally by making deals with others in the field, including mergers and...
Counsel From the Earliest Stage of Development Through Disposition of Projects Throughout the continuum of financing, acquiring, developing, leasing and selling real estate are a multitude of complexities to address and challenges to overcome—from regulatory hurdles and shifting capital stacks to...

Zachary Berk focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, with concentrations in business and real estate litigation. His experience also includes representing clients in consumer financial services, intellectual property, employment and trade secret related matters. Zach regularly...

Christie McGuinness focuses her practice on commercial litigation and disputes involving force majeure and white collar and government enforcement. Christie represents clients in a wide range of industries in cases alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty as well as disputes arising...

Francis "Trip" Riley represents clients who are facing complex civil litigation filed by a single plaintiff, as well as class actions, arising from commercial and consumer financing, consumer-facing services and product sales, and business-to-business transactions and competition. He prides himself...

Michelle Streifthau-Livizos represents clients in litigation matters, including disputes involving the Hatch-Waxman Act, patents, copyrights and trademarks. She handles cases involving various types of technology, including representations of pharmaceutical companies, life sciences companies...

Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...

Alex Callo represents clients in civil litigation matters, particularly related to high-stakes intellectual property disputes (including pharmaceutical patent litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act). Alex’s intellectual property practice touches on a range of technologies, with a focus on small...
Saul Ewing’s Litigation Department features more than 200 attorneys across 18 offices. We handle a wide range of matters including complex business and commercial disputes, bet-the-company legal proceedings, and high-profile cases in state and federal courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...
Saul Ewing’s experienced patent attorneys assist companies and institutions in securing, leveraging, and enforcing commercially valuable intellectual property. From developing patent strategies on a global scale to vigorously asserting and defending patents in court, our team serves as trusted...
Counsel From the Earliest Stage of Development Through Disposition of Projects Throughout the continuum of financing, acquiring, developing, leasing and selling real estate are a multitude of complexities to address and challenges to overcome—from regulatory hurdles and shifting capital stacks to...

Bill Baton represents pharmaceutical companies in complex, often high-profile, patent litigation. Bill concentrates his practice in Hatch-Waxman ANDA litigation and protecting the intellectual property of branded pharmaceutical companies. He currently serves as New Jersey litigation counsel in more...
Intellectual property is often a company’s strongest asset, one that can be protected and leveraged to gain a competitive advantage. It is critical for companies of all sizes to effectively protect and enforce their intellectual property. Saul Ewing’s team of attorneys and patent agents with diverse...

Sarah Sullivan represents pharmaceutical companies involved in complex, high stakes patent litigation. Sarah concentrates her practice on Hatch-Waxman ANDA cases and disputes over the intellectual property behind branded pharmaceuticals. She is part of the Firm's nationally-recognized team for...