Tom Pardini represents clients in intellectual property litigation and other business disputes, with a focus on trade secret and patent infringement matters. He has been a key member of multiple trial teams and is experienced with all phases of complex litigation. Tom has given opening statements and cross-examined witnesses at trial and arbitration, and successfully argued dispositive motions in federal and state court. 

Tom’s clients range from global technology companies in large intellectual property matters to individuals in smaller employee mobility disputes. His experience spans a range of technologies, including autonomous vehicle development, LIDAR, mobile apps, semiconductors, and video streaming. This breadth of experience allows Tom to bring a high-level strategic perspective to his cases, distilling difficult technical or legal issues to the most essential points. He has developed and led successful legal strategies in district court and arbitration. Tom drafted the winning summary judgment motion in a patent infringement matter, securing non-infringement of all asserted patents, and defeated several preliminary injunction motions in high-profile trade secret disputes.

Tom maintains an active pro bono practice with an emphasis on Constitutional law. He has represented a prisoner convicted by a non-unanimous jury in a Sixth Amendment matter, as well as a family bringing suit for an unlawful search under the Fourth Amendment. He assists clients with immigration and asylum proceedings, and managed a team analyzing domestic violence laws to create a national database.