Rigorous technical analysis for technology litigation

I provide detailed technical analysis for software patent disputes, including infringement and non-infringement analysis, prior art review, claim construction, and inter partes review (IPR) petitions. I translate complex code and system architectures into clear assessments that inform your litigation strategy.

With experience across 20+ programming languages, cloud infrastructure, mobile applications, security systems, and more, I can analyze accused products and prior art across virtually any software technology domain. My analysis is grounded in the practical understanding of how software is actually designed, built, and deployed in the real world.

Trade secret disputes require deep technical analysis to examine how source code and proprietary technical information were created, accessed, and used — and whether accused technology reflects independent development or shows evidence of copying.

Having led engineering teams that build proprietary software, manage source code repositories, and implement information security controls, I understand from firsthand experience how trade secrets are created, protected, and potentially compromised in real-world engineering organizations.

Software copyright disputes require an expert who can analyze code at a granular level. I have experience applying the abstraction-filtration-comparison test to software similarity analysis — identifying functional elements, elements dictated by external factors, and broad industry knowledge of technologies and design patterns to support the technical foundation of copyright claims and defenses.

Modern codebases are built on layers of open source components, which adds complexity to copyright analysis. Tracing code provenance — distinguishing original work from open source dependencies and understanding applicable license obligations — requires practical experience managing open source in commercial products, which I bring from both sides: as a contributor and as an engineering leader.

At the heart of many technology disputes is source code. I provide thorough code-level analysis across all major programming languages and technology stacks, going beyond surface-level review to understand system architecture, design decisions, and implementation details.

Twenty-five years of writing, reviewing, and shipping production code means I can get up to speed on an unfamiliar codebase quickly — and explain what I find to a non-technical audience.

Software delivery disputes, failed implementations, and performance claims require an expert who understands not just code, but also software engineering processes, project management, and the practical realities of building and deploying software at scale.

Having managed over $10M in annual operational budgets and overseen systems serving millions of requests per day, I can provide technical opinions comparing software to its specifications, evaluating whether engineering practices were consistent with industry standards, mapping technical details in contract language to actual hardware, software, and operational conditions, and analyzing whether claimed technical deficiencies are supported by the evidence.

I provide technical analysis and support to other testifying experts who need deep software engineering expertise to inform their opinions. This includes helping experts with technology domains outside their primary area of specialization.

My breadth across 20+ programming languages and all major operating systems, combined with leadership experience spanning infrastructure, security, mobile, web, and enterprise SaaS, allows me to rapidly come up to speed on virtually any software technology at the center of a dispute.