William Flachsbart

William Flachsbart is a Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Team at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig. Wil provides counsel regarding a wide array of legal matters to both high-tech companies and individuals, including patent, trade secret, and trademark issues. He assists companies and individuals in preparing to litigate and defend intellectual property claims. Wil also has extensive experience dealing with non-disclosure and non-competition agreements and with assisting companies in assessing complicated intellectual property structures to determine the scope of their assets or exposure, including the... evaluation of patents, trade secrets, and publicly available information.

Wil has a broad base of litigation experience at all stages of trial preparation and trial, from pre-filing investigation and analysis through all of the stages of discovery, trial, and appeal. He has substantial defense experience and has resolved multimillion-dollar claims while representing defendants and plaintiffs alike.

Wil also has significant experience in achieving the resolution of cases short of trial. He has a particular gift for finding win-win solutions and resolving complex disputes between adverse parties in a creative and problem-solving manner. Wil has achieved these results in mediation and outside of litigation, as well as achieving settled outcomes during litigation and prior to trial or during the appeal. He prides himself on finding settlement solutions in what appear to be intractable situations.

Wil is comfortable in a courtroom and cogently and persuasively presents both legal issues and complex technology. One client praises his performance in a courtroom by describing his “commanding presence,” highlighting “his articulate, passionate delivery,” and his combination of “knowledge, strategy, and presentation skills.” Another speaks of Wil’s “impressive skills and tenacious efforts” on his behalf.