Dr. Russell Tonkovich is an experienced trial lawyer with more than two decades of experience litigating complex patent infringement cases in district courts throughout the country as well as in the ITC. He is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Life Sciences & Medical Devices Practice and has decades of experience litigating diverse technologies including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, DNA arrays and sequencing, computer architecture, semiconductor design and fabrication, memory architecture, user interface technologies, LED design and fabrication, cellular and Wi-Fi functionality, and optical networking technologies.

Russell is also a leading appellate advocate who has won positive results for clients at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including the University of Michigan. As a nationally recognized patent litigator, Russell, along with the team at Alberti Lim, has won verdicts in some of the largest patent infringement cases in the country such as a $172.55 million jury verdict of willful infringement against Micro Focus Corp., a Hewlett-Packard spin-off company. This resounding victory was the largest jury verdict in the history of the Sherman Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Russell has been selected as among the top 50 best performing and most active patent litigation attorneys in the United States by Patexia.  Russell successfully leads patent litigation teams to success at hearing and trial in district courts, the International Trade Commission, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Federal Circuit.

Russell is licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). He regularly represents clients in inter partes reviews and ex parte reviews associated with ongoing litigation. Russell has also served as the co-chair of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Litigation Committee’s Section 112 Subcommittee.

Beyond litigation, Russell works with clients with respect to the valuation and diligence of patent portfolios. He further advises clients on monetization strategies in connection with litigation, licensing programs, and patent acquisitions.

Prior to joining Alberti Lim, Russell worked at Wilmer Hale and Kirkland & Ellis.