David N. Draper is an intellectual property litigation partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation, and other litigation and client counseling matters.
David has represented clients in intellectual property cases involving a wide range of technologies, including patent infringement disputes in the areas of wireless communications, cellular networks, multimedia systems, multimode waveguide technology, polymer technology, biotechnology, consumer products, smart phones, tablet computers, and computer software. David's experience spans all stages of intellectual property litigation, including pre-filing investigation, fact and expert discovery, claim construction proceedings, summary judgment, pre-trial and post-trial motion practice, bench and jury trials, and appeal.
David's pro bono efforts have included federal district court litigation in the areas of trademark infringement and unfair competition. He has also served as a Law Firm Volunteer for the New York City Law Department's Public Service Program, and as a judge for a law student national moot court competition. David is a multi-year recipient of the Kirkland & Ellis Pro Bono Service Award.
David earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. He has knowledge and experience in networks and telecommunications, digital communication engineering and design, intelligent and nonlinear information processing systems, power systems, and other areas of engineering design and implementation.
