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Practice Focus
Ed has litigated extensively in diverse areas, including: patents, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, restrictive covenants, securities, contracts, employment law, environmental law, and energy law. He also counsels clients on a variety of intellectual property matters. Before entering private practice and joining Sheehan Phinney, Ed was a homicide prosecutor as a New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General.Sample Matters
Successfully defended against a claim of patent infringement by winning a reversal on appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, which agreed with Ed that the District Court had committed clear error in finding infringement; the decision established standards for expert evidence in cases involving complex technology.
Won a decision at the New Hampshire Supreme Court resulting in the creation of a new cause of action - malicious defense of civil proceedings.
Defended a large international company in a trademark infringement suit brought by a New Hampshire company, which sought $1.5 million in damages from a New Hampshire jury. The jury awarded only $5,400.
Education
B.A., with distinction, University of Virginia
J.D. , cum laude, (Order of the Coif), Boston College Law School
Honors
Ed is listed in Chambers USA for commercial litigation, and in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and appellate law. He is also listed in New England Super Lawyers, and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.
Memberships and Admissions
Ed is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He is a member of the American, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts Bar Associations. He also is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the New Hampshire Bar Foundation.
Community Involvement
Ed has been active in local and state environmental organizations. | 