Joby Hughes has been recognized as one of the “Top 250 Patent Strategists in the World” by IAM Magazine. He is a registered patent attorney and former trial attorney with several first-chair jury trials successfully taken to verdict.

His legal expertise includes includes trade secrets, trademarks, licensing, patent litigation, civil litigation, intellectual asset management, complex litigation management, insurance product development, underwriting, and handling of claims. He is also a certified mediator, which is now a primary focus of his practice.

His diverse clients include start-ups, private equity groupx, universities and C-suite consulting to major corporations. He has performed due diligence for clients, assessed IP portfolios for acquisition of new technologies, negotiated and reviewed contracts, and conducted intellectual property related training to maximize the capture of client’s IP.

Joby has successfully tried several commercial cases arising out of a variety of complex business disputes. These cases were varied and include patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, and commercial litigation arising out of licenses and other technology-related agreements. Examples of the technical subject matter of the cases are business and engineering software, hardware, oil and gas tools, chemical plant control systems, analytical methods and a variety of mechanical devices. Joby has substantial experience in mass tort litigation, including litigation relating to pharmaceuticals, “whistle blower” (qui tam) cases, and the Gulf Oil Spill. Joby has also focused on issues involving complex damages in a variety of cases including theft of trade secrets, patent infringement, mass tort cases, and other legal theories.

Joby also leverages his prior experience as a business owner. Beginning in 1996, he was CEO and founder of Litigation Risk Management, Inc. (“LRM”), a company that applied cutting edge proprietary techniques developed by him to successfully analyze intellectual property risk for Lloyd’s of London underwriters. LRM was acquired in 2002 by Marsh & McLennan, whereby Mr. Hughes served as Senior Vice President in charge of Intellectual Asset Management for the company until 2004. In 2004-2005, Joby was a co-founder of Altitude Capital Partners (ACP), a private investment firm focused on acquiring interests in intellectual property assets. After taking part in capital raising

and several initial investments, he left ACP in 2006 to focus more on the active management of intellectual property assets and a return to the private practice of law.

Joby travels frequently and enjoys tropical as well as mountain destinations. He swims, snorkels and fly fishes, as well as hikes and skis in his travels. He enjoys reading, singing, the arts and is an enthusiastic gardener, home chef and wine connoisseur. He is a member of Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal Church (and sings in the choir), the Houston Zoo, and is a staunch supporter of his daughter’s Girl Scout, field hockey and other school activities. He is a founding member of a long standing book club and, until recently, sang in an a cappella singing group for almose twenty years. He frequently participates in various Pro Bono projects. He is learning French and is sitting for the DELF B1 exam this Fall.