Paul Steadman

Chambers USA

• Band 3, Illinois Intellectual Property (2023-2024)
• Band 4, Illinois Intellectual Property (2021-2022)

The Legal 500 United States

• Recommended, Patents Litigation: Full Coverage (2016-2022, 2024)
• Recommended, Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2016-2022)
• Recommended, Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters) (2019-2021, 2023-2024)
• Recommended, Patents: Licensing (2021)

Legal 500 United States 2023 noted that "Paul R. Steadman and Matthew D. Satchwell in [DLA Piper's] Chicago office are very powerful, trustworthy and experienced trial lawyers in intellectual property litigations before Federal District Courts, Federal Circuit and ITC. Both Paul and Matt are strong team leaders to lead their litigation team and other outside counsels in a joint defense arrangement" and “Paul Steadman and Shuzo Maruyama understand technologies, industry, and IP practices very well. Their advices are always practical and quick."

Additional Awards

Paul received the 2019 Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the United States District Court, in conjunction with the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

The IAM Patent 1000 states Paul's "Chicago patent litigation team does not just show up on the doorstep when companies get sued – it likes to get to grips with clients and understand their business at an intimate level. In line with this, the DLA Piper partners are hands on and routinely go the extra mile to visit those they represent – wherever they are in the world – which, for Paul Steadman and Matthew Satchwell, means lots of trips to Japan. Hailed by eminent peers as 'strong advocates who produce excellent written and oral work', these two dynamic and no-nonsense litigators are 'devastatingly effective in the courtroom.' They are in especially hot demand for representation when fights kick off in the automotive space, but their wins are notched up across the high-tech domain. They score additional points for running things at the ITC and making judicious use of the firm's rich chest of global resources whenever it is advantageous.

Paul is also part of an active IP practice lauded by several publications including those by BTI Consulting and Corporate Counsel. The practice has been selected by BTI as one of the “Best of the Best” IP law firms for more than five years. The firm was recognized BTI's Client Service 30 in 2019 recognizing the top firms who deliver the absolute best in client service, and has named DLA Piper to "The Awesome Opponents" list in BTI's Most Feared Firms in Litigation publication.

Paul has had an active pro bono practice, including high-profile litigation on trademark and copyright matters. He is currently representing the Chicago Justice Project in FOIA litigation against the Cook County States Attorney and the Illinois Department of Corrections. He has twice represented a class of all children detained at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility (resulting in improved confinement conditions for all children held at the facility). He recently won a case to obtain electronic records from the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility. He recently represented an inmate at Cook County Jail for violations to US Constitutional rights.

• Co-author, "Trade Secret Litigation," Corporate Disputes Magazine, October - December, 2021
• Co-author, "The Return of Employees, Business Partners and Vendors to the Office: Five Steps to Protect Trade Secrets," Business Law Today, June 12, 2020
• Trade secrets are more important, and trade secret litigation is more common: 7 questions to ask yourself about protecting your company, August 3, 2017
• Co-author, "Corporate Counsel Should Carefully Consider the Company's Trade Secret Position and Form a Game Plan to Protect the Company," IPWatchdog, November 2017
• DLA Piper launches annual Global Patent Symposium in Tokyo, Intellectual Property and Technology News, March 26, 2014
• Co-author, US Patent Law Reform, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation, 2013
• Co-author, "Collaboration Between In-House and Outside Counsel Is the Key to Successful Budgeting of Legal Matters," First Chair Magazine, May 2012

• Speaker, "Litigation and regulatory developments in the automotive sector," DLA Piper Industrials Sector Speaker Series
• Moderator, "Trade Secrets Litigation at the ITC with ITC Judge Cameron Elliot," IPLAC (April 8, 2021)
• Speaker, "Inherency in Obviousness and Anticipation," Webinar (September 12, 2019)
• DLA Global Patent Symposium (Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, annually 2013-2019)
• Speaker, "Global Trade Secret and Know-How Protection in an Evolving Landscape," Webinar (March 27, 2018)
• The 7th DLA Piper Seoul Seminar Series/The IHCF Seminar (Seoul, February 2014)
• Moderator, "Understanding the New Strategic Threats to Your Company's Intellectual Property," Association of Corporate Counsel (Chicago, January 2014)

• "PTAB Nixes Broadcom’s Bid to Amend Satellite Positioning IP," Law 360, August 31, 2020 
• "ITC Ends Broadcom IP Probe Into Toyota, Panasonic Imports," Law 360, May 5, 2020
• "ITC To Review Decision Clearing Toyota In Broadcom IP Probe," Law360, February 27, 2020
• "Intellectual Ventures Didn't Own ITC Probe Patents: Car Cos.," Law360, June 22, 2017
• "Mazda Gets Partial Win in Signal Car-Safety Patent-Suit," Law360, March 31, 2016