Wes Earnhardt Recognized as a Litigation Trailblazer by National Law Journal
November 22, 2022
On November 10, 2022, Cravath partner Wes Earnhardt was honored by the National Law Journal as a “Litigation Trailblazer.” The accompanying profile highlights Wes’s role in securing a precedent‑setting victory for Starz in the Ninth Circuit relating to the timeliness of copyright infringement claims, and includes Wes’s thoughts on the lasting impact of the decision on intellectual property law.
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