Alex Yacoub

is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, and he focuses his practice on patent litigation and counseling in the computer and electrical arts. He has experience in all aspects of complex litigation in both federal and state courts, and has represented clients throughout the country in class-actions and multi-district litigation. He has advised various clients in technology and media law, including the successful representation of a search-engine client in a suit stemming from a cyber-attack.

Mr. Yacoub received a B.S. in Computer Engineering, summa cum laude, and a B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from North Carolina State University in 2005. Before law school, Mr. Yacoub worked as a programmer for IBM and for the Open Courseware Laboratory at N.C. State University. He received his law degree from New York University in 2009, where he also served as a Senior Executive Editor on the New York University Law Review.