Wesley W. Yuan
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 800
1330 Post Oak Boulevard
Houston, TX 77056-3166
USA
Phone: +1 713 402 3911
Fax: +1 713 513 5848
Email:
wwyuan@duanemorris.com
Wesley W. Yuan practices in Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group and handles all phases of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation and dispute resolutions in federal and state courts with first- and second-chair experience in pretrial hearings and dispute resolutions and second-chair experience in jury trials. Mr. Yuan represents both plaintiffs and defendants, corporate entities and individuals in various litigation matters with an emphasis in patent infringement, business tort, contracts, and commercial fraud cases. He also has extensive experience with economic damages analysis and determination with an emphasis on intellectual property valuation and licensing related to patents and trade secrets.
Mr. Yuan has performed complex damage analysis of high-tech corporations for patent infringement claims and the effects of industry trends, general corporate licensing practices, corporate profit/revenue streams and licensing of comparable technology on a reasonable royalty. He also has damage analysis experience in the hi-tech and oil & gas industry for misappropriation of trade secrets including evaluation of value lost by plaintiff and the value gained by defendant through analysis of lost profits and reasonably royalty rate assessment. Mr. Yuan has also represented non-profits, corporate entities and individuals in employment discrimination cases, insurance defense lawsuits and deceptive trade practices matters. He has counseled clients in all facets of discovery including collection of targeted documents from corporate custodian, large scale electronic document production, and management of large scale document review for complex commercial and employment discrimination matters. Mr. Yuan is involved in handling pro bono matters including representation of a cultural museum in a tort claim action, a non-profit organization in trade marking its corporate marks in multiple states and an individual client in a suit on sworn account matter.
Mr. Yuan is a 2002 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (B.S.). In 2009 and 2010, Mr. Yuan was listed as a Texas Rising Star in Intellectual Property Litigation by Texas Monthly Magazine. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Texas are named Rising Stars.
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Trial
- Employment
Representative Matters
- Second chair responsibilities representing telecommunications service provider in a breach of contract suit. Successfully obtained a verdict in favor of our client for the full damages sought including attorneys fees exceeding damages.
- First chair responsibilities representing a cultural art museum in a mediation. Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement for a breach of contract claim for client that was less than a quarter of the original demand.
- Assisting in representing insurance companies in various insurance coverage disputes.
- Assisting in representing an educational institution in various breach of contract claims.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Litigation Law Section - Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Judge for State Wide Moot Court Competition 2008 - Asian American Bar Association
- Houston Chapter
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D., 2002
- University of Texas at Austin, B.S., 1998
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2006-present - Hudson Legal
- Managing Attorney, 2004-2006
Civic and Charitable Activities
- Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity on the Houston Bar Association Sponsored Home
Honors and Awards
- Listed as Texas Rising Star in Intellectual Property Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2009 and 2010. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Texas are named Rising Stars.
