The Team

The lawyers who work these cases.

The cases we take are major commercial disputes, often with millions at stake, handled by lawyers who have litigated matters of this magnitude in courts across the country.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Derek A. Newman, attorney at Newman LLP

Derek A. Newman

Derek represents clients in high-stakes business litigation, most of it in federal courts across the country. He has handled complex commercial cases in more than 35 states, negotiated many multi-million-dollar settlements for plaintiffs, won precedent-setting appeals, and secured dismissals for defendants on the papers. He draws as well on real business experience as an entrepreneur who built and sold a company.

Derek Linke, attorney at Newman LLP

Derek Linke

Derek litigates intellectual-property and Internet disputes, with particular depth in trademark, copyright, domain-name, and advertising matters. He has handled these cases through every stage, from emergency motions to trial and appeal.

Keith Scully, attorney at Newman LLP

Keith Scully

Keith is a trial lawyer with more than 30 jury verdicts in his favor. He focuses on intellectual-property litigation, with particular experience in copyright and trademark disputes, and brings a courtroom-tested perspective to every case the firm takes on.

Jason Sykes, attorney at Newman LLP

Jason Sykes

Jason represents clients in intellectual-property and business litigation in courts across the country. He is at home in high-pressure, fast-moving, bet-the-company cases, and is experienced at every stage of a dispute, from pre-suit strategy through appeal.

Greg Scialabba, attorney at Newman LLP

Greg Scialabba

Greg handles complex litigation nationwide, including breach of contract, unfair competition, securities fraud, antitrust, and intellectual-property matters. He has also guided clients through government investigations and enforcement actions.

Dwayne Sam, attorney at Newman LLP

Dwayne Sam

Dwayne is a seasoned litigator with over a decade of experience in complex commercial litigation and federal regulatory matters. He brings rigor and stamina to the long, document-intensive cases that high-value business disputes demand.

Jessica V. Newman, attorney at Newman LLP

Jessica V. Newman

Jessica litigates intellectual-property and business disputes — including trademark, copyright, and false-advertising matters — and handles appeals. She advises clients across industries, with particular experience in the design and fashion sectors.

Carmen Grisaffi, attorney at Newman LLP

Carmen Grisaffi

Carmen represents clients in Internet and intellectual-property litigation, including recent work supporting lead counsel through a highly technical patent trial. She also advises clients on copyright and trademark matters that frequently become the subject of litigation.

Nathan Durrance, attorney at Newman LLP

Nathan Durrance

Nathan advises clients across all aspects of intellectual property, with an emphasis on patents — including portfolio analysis, valuation, and the technical questions at the center of patent litigation.

Sirina Tsai, attorney at Newman LLP

Sirina Tsai

Sirina is a formidable trademark lawyer who leads the firm’s trademark practice and brings that depth to its trademark-litigation matters. She began her career in the Washington, D.C. office of a large national firm.

Eddy Kleinhans, attorney at Newman LLP

Eddy Kleinhans

Eddy brings substantial business and legal experience to the firm’s commercial matters, including deals valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. That command of how business arrangements are actually built — and how they break — is invaluable in litigation over purchase agreements, mergers, and complex commercial relationships.

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