Hari Santhanam

Hari has represented clients in matters involving a wide range of technologies including animal health products, biologics, pharmaceuticals (including Hatch-Waxman actions), vaccines, cell cultures, genetically engineered corn, agricultural pesticides, medical devices, power electronics, semiconductor circuit design and manufacture, insurance software, internet applications, wireless communication standards, vehicle camera systems and driver-assist systems.

Some representative matters include:

• Valeo North America, Inc. et al. v. Magna Electronics, Inc. (E.D. Mich., PTAB). Defending Valeo in a multi-patent litigation and inter partes reviews involving patents related to vehicle camera and driver-assist systems.
• Syngenta Seds, Inc. v. Willowood U.S.A. LLC (M.D.N.C., Fed. Cir.). Representing Syngenta in assertion of patents and copyrights relating to agricultural pesticide products.
• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. et al. v. Chervon North America, Inc. (E.D. Wis., Fed. Cir., PTAB). Defended Chervon in a multi-patent litigation, inter partes reviews, and related appeals involving patents related to lithium battery packs for handheld power tools.
• NUtech Ventures v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. & Trenton Agri Products LLC (D. Neb.). Defended Syngenta in a patent litigation related to genetically modified corn for use in ethanol production.
• Intervet, Inc. et al. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (D. Del.). Defended Vetmedica in a patent litigation related to a bacterial vaccine for pigs.

Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow, DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic (2008). Handled asylum and family-based immigration matters; advised community-based organizations.

Research Assistant, Northwestern University Biomedical Engineering Department (2004-2005). Studied the role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the development of long-term diabetic complications and novel adsorbent materials for use in dialysis membranes to remove AGEs; developed an immunoassay (ELISA) for detecting AGEs in blood sera.

Turner v. United States (7th Cir., SCOTUS). Represented Turner as lead counsel in a pro bono criminal appeal challenging the use of surrogate expert testimony under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment in briefing and argument at the Seventh Circuit (No. 08-3109) and twice in proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court (Nos. 09-10231 and 13-127).

Abdraman v. Loretta E. Lynch (7th Cir., BIA, Immigration Court). Represented Abdraman as lead counsel in an appeal from a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Successfully briefed and argued appeal before Seventh Circuit. During oral argument, one of the presiding judges commented: “I will be stunned and disappointed if this man is not entitled to asylum in the United States. I have never seen a stronger case.” The immigration court granted asylum in October 2017 after eleven years of litigation.