Joe Lorenzini is an intellectual property litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Joe focuses his practice on patent and trade secrets litigation involving heavy-machinery, construction, mechanical equipment, spray coating, computer chips and medical devices. Prior to joining Kirkland, he served as Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Gregory B. Williams in the District of Delaware. Joe also worked as an electrical engineer in wireless communication and signal processing.
Experience
Representative Matters
Certain Heavy Machinery and Components Thereof (USITC): Representing Caterpillar in a global dispute against Doosan Bobcat North America Inc. involving patent infringement allegations over skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, dozers and components.
Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc. (D. Del.): Representing Kurin, Inc. in defending patent infringement allegations from Magnolia Medical Technologies in two litigations relating to devices for reducing contamination in blood samples for blood culture. For the second litigation, Magnolia asserted five patents against Kurin’s second-generation product. At trial, the jury awarded less than 3% of Magnolia’s lowest lost-profits demand and less than half of ongoing royalties demanded. Post-trial briefing is ongoing.
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Gregory B. WilliamsUnited States District Court for the District of Delaware
Prior Experience
PILI Fellow, Legal Aid Chicago, 2024
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2023
Summer Associate, Steptoe LLP, 2022
Signal Integrity Engineer, Molex, LLC, 2020–2021
Radio Frequency Engineer, Motorola Solutions, Inc., 2017–2020
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “Comparative U.S. and Brazil Subconstiutionalism: A Law and Economics Approach,” International Program Papers, no. 132, 2024
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2025Illinois
Education
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.2024
Executive Editor, University of Chicago Legal Forum
Doctoroff Business Leadership Program
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Electrical Engineering; Physics Minorwith Honors2017
