Christopher Suarez

Christopher Suarez focuses his practice on high-tech patent and trade secret trials and appeals before federal district courts, US courts of appeals, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board and other administrative tribunals. He represents clients in a wide range of industries and a variety of electronic technologies including semiconductors, smartphones, internet-of-things (IoT) technologies, voice control computers, wireless standards, graphical user interfaces, media content matching, MEMS components, optics, data processing, marine seismic surveying technologies, and more. Chris has represented high-tech clients at the intersection of antitrust and IP, including in Fair Reasonable and Non Discriminatory (FRAND) litigation. He also assists clients in the life sciences industry, including in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation.

Chris provides counseling at the intersection of law, privacy, and technology. He has participated in privacy-related litigation including claims arising under statutes such as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), and has received the CIPP/US certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Chris's experience spans all phases of litigation, including drafting discovery requests and responses, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, arguing motions and appeals, and participating in trials. His transactional experience includes negotiating contracts, licenses, joint ventures and other agreements for high-tech and other companies.

He is also active in several bar associations, including the American Bar Association (ABA), the Giles Rich American Inn of Court, and the Federal Circuit Bar Association. In 2019, he co-edited a cutting-edge treatise published by the ABA titled The Internet of Things: Legal Issues, Policy, & Practical Strategies, and he continues to write and speak extensively on IoT-related topics.

Chris is also passionate about serving the community. He maintains a robust pro bono practice where he has represented criminal defendants before the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, K-12 students facing educational injustices under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and federal employees under the employment discrimination laws.