AREA OF PRACTICE
IP Litigation
Sarah Hartman is a senior associate in Brown Rudnick’s IP Litigation practice group in the Orange County office. Sarah focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation in Federal district courts and appellate courts in the United States. Sarah also has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes. Sarah advises and represents clients through all aspects of litigation, from inception through trial. Sarah also has experience before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and with appeals from decisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sarah previously worked in the New York office of Brown Rudnick where she served as co-chair of the Rudnick Women’s Initiative, a collective of Brown Rudnick women attorneys focused on strengthening their internal community and external networks and assisting one another in the advancement of professional endeavors.
Sarah has successfully represented clients in litigation involving intellectual property disputes (patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets), entertainment disputes, defamation, unfair competition, products liability, employment disputes, class action defense, false advertising and other complex commercial litigation. Sarah was recognized as a Best Lawyer “One to Watch” for Intellectual Property litigation in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. While at Vanderbilt University Law School, Sarah was a Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Awards
Representation
Representation of one of the nation’s largest television and radio audience measurement companies in a multi-million dollar litigation against a famous radio personality and his company, involving claims of fraud, conspiracy, unfair business practices and tortious interference, and counterclaims of conspiracy, tortious interference and unfair business practices.
Representation of the BVI Liquidator of the Fairfield Funds (the largest feeder funds into the Madoff Ponzi scheme) in the Funds’ Chapter 15 case in Bankruptcy Court in New York, including the prosecution of over 300 clawback actions commenced by the foreign liquidator and the Funds against certain of the Funds’ redeemers. The clawback actions seek the return to the Funds of over $6 billion in overpaid redemptions.
Representation of a technology services company and its President in an action against the company’s former Vice President of Operations for misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
Representation of a company that develops and sells automotive interface products in its claim of infringement of patents concerning wireless connectivity for audio and multimedia integration systems against the world’s largest automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
Representation of a software company in its claim of infringement of patents concerning software-enabled functionality of location services against some of the world’s largest consumer technology and electronics companies.
Representation of several major motion picture studios in the successful defense of putative national consumer class action litigations. The cases were won on motions to dismiss.
Representation of major country music star and televised shopping network in the successful defense of a litigation asserting Lanham Act claims (trademark infringement and dilution) and unfair competition. The case was won on a motion to dismiss. The case was covered by Law360, read their article here.
Representation of a multinational media conglomerate in an arbitration involving a film financing dispute with a New York hedge fund, which resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.
Representation of a global corporate apparel manufacturer in defense of a mass tort / products liability litigation, resulting in favorable settlements for the client.
Education
Bar Admissions
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