Patent Litigation

Gary L. Benton

Gary Benton is an internationally recognized Arbitrator and Mediator with over thirty years major law firm and in-house experience in US and international business, corporate investment, technology and emerging growth matters. Gary’s technology law career includes extensive experience litigating patent and other IP disputes, venture financing Silicon Valley tech startups, handling US and international M&A and IPOs, managing portfolios of international legal projects for Fortune 500 technology companies and serving as an Internet cloud security company General Counsel. Gary is the founder and Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center. Gary is also a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Santa Clara University School of Law and lectures on arbitration law and practice. He was previously a partner with the leading international law firms Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Coudert Brothers LLP in San Francisco and Palo Alto serving clients on US and international business and...