In 2015, Kirkland & Ellis partners Amanda Hollis and Steven Cherny won a rare preliminary injunction for their clients C.R. Bard Inc. and Davol Inc. barring sales of CryoLife Inc.’s competitive blood-clotting product. The judge called the injunction an “extraordinary” remedy. That word also captures the successes of the firm’s Chicago intellectual property practice team in the past year.
How does the 55-member team do it? “Let’s start with an extraordinarily talented group,” said partner and team member Luke Dauchot. “It’s not only talented from a legal perspective but pragmatic as well — meaning the group understands that litigation is not an end to itself; the clients’ business goals are the end.
