Our Litigator of the Week is Yar Chaikovsky, the global co-chair of Paul Hastings’ IP practice. For eight years, he fought on behalf of internet security company Trend Micro against Intellectual Ventures—a non-practicing entity that’s been called “the most hated company in tech” for its aggressive patent litigation strategy.

Represented by Susman Godfrey, Intellectual Ventures wanted $150 million in damages. And they had some early success, winning a $17 million verdict for patent infringement from Trend competitor Symantec. But up against Chaikovsky, IV walked away not just empty-handed, but also on the hook for a chunk of Trend’s legal fees.