Christopher G. Hanewicz
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Recognized for
Patent Litigation
The Elite Counsel Perspective
More than a decade of Chambers rankings and winning jury verdicts across engineering and medical technologies attest to Chris’s formidable patent litigation advocacy.
More than a decade of Chambers rankings and winning jury verdicts across engineering and medical technologies attest to Chris’s formidable patent litigation advocacy.
Overview
Chris represents patentees and patent challengers in complex intellectual property disputes involving engineering and medical technologies. He has led or co-led teams to winning jury verdicts in matters spanning chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering, medical devices and diagnostic testing equipment. His trial work includes explaining complex technical concepts to judges and juries.
Beyond jury trials, Chris has argued dozens of claim construction and summary judgment hearings and has taken and defended hundreds of fact and expert depositions. He has also overseen mediations and contested arbitration for patentees and defendants. Chris has been ranked in Chambers USA for more than a decade.
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1999
- Carleton College, B.A., 1996
Admissions
- Wisconsin
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Wisconsin Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Honors & Recognition
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Named Best Lawyers' Madison, "Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year," 2017, 2024, 2026; “Litigation – Patent Lawyer of the Year,” 2022
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Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Intellectual Property, 2011-2025; Intellectual Property: Litigation, 2016-2026
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Listed by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" (Up and Coming) for Intellectual Property, 2008; Intellectual Property, 2011-2023; Intellectual Property: Litigation, 2016-2023
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Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000, 2016-2026
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent, 2014-2027
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Listed in Wisconsin Super Lawyers, "Rising Star - Intellectual Property Litigation," 2006-2008
Professional Associations
- Wisconsin Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association