Raymond Jones

Raymond Jones is a litigation partner specializing in intellectual property disputes, including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret matters. With over 25 years of IP litigation experience, Ray has handled cases from pre-suit investigations through Federal Circuit appeals, including District Court trials and appellate oral arguments. He also represents clients in patent prosecution and Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the USPTO.

Ray brings diverse experience from large firms and boutique law practices, as well as corporate technology and business development roles. Ray also served as a law clerk... to Judge Newman at the Federal Circuit. A former U.S. Navy Commander and Naval Academy graduate, he counsels startups and established companies serving the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community on M&A transactions and government contracts.

His M&A practice encompasses financial and contractual due diligence, deal structuring, document negotiations, F-ReOrgs, tax elections (338/336), rollover equity, and Section 83 elections. In government contracting, Ray handles bid protests, SBA set-asides, ITAR and export controls, data rights, facility and personnel security clearance requirements, FAR/DFARS compliance, and SBIR/STTR matters.