We can’t make Daniel Bress Litigator of the Week. The former Kirkland & Ellis partner was confirmed on July 9 by the U.S. Senate to a seat on the Ninth Circuit.

But in a nice capstone to his career in private practice, Bress on Tuesday scored a big summary judgment win for Honeywell International before a North Carolina state court in a high-stakes trade secret fight against Dutch industrial giant DSM.