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Steven M. Bauer, Esq., FCIArb, joined JAMS after a distinguished career as a trial lawyer and arbitrator with Proskauer, a NY-based international law firm, where he co-chaired the firm's 200-lawyer Litigation Department and its Patent and Intellectual Property Group, was a member of its International Arbitration practice group, and served on the firm's 7-person Executive Committee. Steve is highly experienced in resolving life sciences and technology disputes, with a particular focus on complex R&D and collaboration agreements, commercial and IP licensing, and patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright issues.
As both an advocate and a neutral, Steve has earned the respect of his colleagues and clients. He has garnered a reputation for his intelligence, a tenacity balanced by an even-keeled demeanor, and a direct, business-minded approach. Before he left the practice of law to join JAMS, Chambers USA annually ranked Steve as one of only five "Band 1" IP trial lawyers in Boston, noting his "stellar reputation for achieving outstanding results," that he is "pragmatic and flexible," and that he is "a great strategist." The IAM Patent 1000 reported that Steve "can grasp the technical details of a particular patent matter to the same degree as the inventor." Steve is equally adept at both life sciences and technology matters, which have included, on the biology and chemistry side, surgical, medical, genetic and bio-molecular diagnostic, research and therapeutic technologies (including DNA sequencing technologies); high-temperature superconductors; nano and semiconductor materials; and lithium-ion battery chemistry; and on technology and software side, the algorithms and standards used in voice recognition, speech generation, data encryption, and satellite communications; high-energy plasma devices; proton beam therapy; and smart phone components.
As an advocate, Steve has been lead trial counsel in over 30 trials, representing emerging and mid-stage companies, multi-national businesses, and major research universities. Steve has tried cases in every major U.S. forum, and has argued more than a dozen appeals at the Federal Circuit., including one en banc.
As one general counsel noted, “For more than a decade, I entrusted Steve with the most significant, most impactful, most complex IP litigation for my global technology company. His open, honest and direct approach, combined with his highly sophisticated legal acumen and technical excellence, helped us achieve fantastic results, and he always acted with integrity, sincerity and purpose.”
ADR Experience and Qualifications
Steve is a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Chair of the ADR committee of AIPPI, the largest international organization dedicated to intellectual property law, and on the prestigious “Tech List” of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center. As an arbitrator and mediator, Steve’s practice is both national and international for disputes involving technology and life sciences companies. Since joining JAMS, Steve has handled matters in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Washington, D.C., and both Northern and Southern California, as well as in Paris and London. Before joining JAMS, Steve had been on the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) panel of neutrals for 35 years, including its International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Life Sciences panel. Over his career, Steve has also handled arbitrations in France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in matters administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
As an advocate, Steve also had an international practice, acting as lead counsel for British, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Israeli, and Japanese clients not only in court, but in settlement negotiations and mediations around the world. He has had unparalleled success in helping parties find creative and unique solutions or pathways to resolution. Clients consistently praise him for the way he can handle cases within both the Life Sciences and Technology industries. “The depth of Steve’s knowledge and experience with patent litigation marries incredibly well with his judgment, intuition and ability to read people, making him an exceptional strategic advisor and negotiator.”
Steve began his career as a law clerk and technical advisor to Judge Phillip Nichols, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Representative Matters: Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Biology and Chemistry
Representative Matters: Technology, Software and Electronics
Federal Circuit Appeals
Other Significant Matters
Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS.
Selected Awards and Honors
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