Jason Fitterer

About Jason Fitterer

I have been a trusted advisor and counsel to clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups, as well as to executives and business leaders, boards, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals across a wide range of industries and geographic locations. I consistently endeavor to employ a strategic and cost-conscious approach to find solutions for my clients no matter the issues they\'re facing.My practice has been wide-ranging, with a primary focus on intellectual property and commercial litigation. I have extensive experience in patent infringement litigation, complex commercial litigation, and general IP counseling in a variety of technology areas and industries, including wireless communications technology, financial services, medical equipment, consumer products, home appliances, environmentally protective and waterproof smartphone cases, internet real estate searching, advertising, and databases, industrial fans, and semiconductors. I have also represented clients in cases involving municipal bonds, cryptocurrency, real estate, contract and insurance disputes, employment and ERISA litigation, internal investigations, government investigations, including CFTC, FTC, and SEC investigations, environmental litigation, deepwater drilling equipment, and property valuation.I have been deeply involved in all phases of patent infringement and complex commercial litigation, including pre-filing investigations, fact and expert discovery, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, claim construction, infringement and invalidity analysis, summary judgment, settlement negotiations, and trial preparation, in state and federal courts, in arbitration, and before the United States International Trade Commission.In addition to my litigation work, I have advised clients’ senior management and in-house counsel regarding regulatory compliance, data privacy, manufacturing, and business strategy issues. I have counseled clients regarding current and future patent portfolio strategies and intellectual property best practices, as well as drafted, analyzed, and negotiated commercial contracts, licensing agreements, and settlement agreements.Additionally, I have been recognized for my commitment to pro bono practice, and have represented clients in copyright, trademark, immigration, and domestic violence matters, as well as provided legal research and counsel in the areas of anti-trafficking, asylum, adoption, patients’ rights, animal protection, and legislative reform.

Experience

1. Counsel

   Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres

   Jan 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Intellectual Property & Complex Commercial LitigationDiversified, national practice representing Fortune 500, consumer product, energy, and technology companies in patent and complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts and the ITC. Conduct depositions and prepare key witnesses for deposition and trial examination. Collaborate with technical experts to draft expert reports, claim charts, and develop testimony. Manage discovery project teams and supervise the work of junior associates. Draft pleadings, discovery, memos, motions and briefs, including claim construction, summary judgment, and other pre-trial briefs.Representative cases include:• Represented multinational insurance company in pursuing fraud claims against former executive. Achieved judgment in favor of client and prepared proof of damages filed prior to settlement.• Defended global financial services company in several state qui tam actions relating to the rate-setting and remarketing of variable-rate municipal bonds.• Defended manufacturer of protective smartphone cases against claims of patent infringement. Following successful Markman order, case was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice.• Defended commercial real estate companies against claims of patent infringement involving geographic searching and advertising over the Internet. Favorable settlement for client.Client Service & TransactionalAdvise clients’ senior management and in-house counsel regarding regulatory compliance, data privacy, manufacturing, and business strategy issues. Counsel clients regarding patent portfolio strategies and intellectual property best practices. Draft, analyze, and negotiate contracts, licensing agreements, and settlement agreements.Pro Bono & RecognitionRepresent clients in copyright, trademark, immigration, and domestic violence matters. Provide counsel and legal research in the areas of anti-trafficking, asylum, adoption, patients’ rights, animal protection, and legislative reform.

Education

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  2009 — 2012

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Legal Advice
• Forecasting
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Logistics
• Patents
• Financial Analysis
• Due Diligence
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Project Management
• Supplier Negotiation
• Civil Litigation
• Contract Negotiation
• Research
• Public Speaking
• Analysis
• Legal Research
• Intellectual Property Infringement
• Mediation
• Corporate Law
• Oral Arguments
• Intellectual Property
• Patent Litigation
• Leadership
• Market Analysis
• Licensing
• Westlaw
• Supply Chain Management
• Contracts