10 Jun 2026
Greenberg Traurig Adds Scott Weingaertner and Stefan Mentzer to New York Intellectual Property Litigation Practice
"Scott Weingaertner and Stefan Mentzer join Greenberg Traurig in New York as shareholders in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice, bringing experience in patent, copyright, trade secret and complex technology and life sciences disputes."
Scott Weingaertner represents clients in patent, trade secret, and copyright litigation, as well as commercial disputes involving software licensing, supply contracts, privacy-related mass arbitration, and life sciences licensing matters. Over a 30-year career, he has guided technology and life sciences clients through significant disputes, including cross-border matters in the United States involving entities based in Europe and Asia. His work has included safeguarding product lines worth billions of dollars, defending mobile platforms against patent claims, and challenging licensing practices of dominant technology licensors. He also served as senior in-house counsel for a large European corporation, where he oversaw intellectual property matters across several subsidiaries.
Stefan Mentzer focuses on copyright, trade secret, trademark, unfair competition, and complex commercial disputes for clients across industries including electronics, software, online platforms, e-commerce, media, music, automotive, manufacturing, financial services, and life sciences. He has represented clients in precedent-setting intellectual property and commercial matters for more than two decades and brings substantial experience in trials, appeals, and proceedings before the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Copyright Office, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Weingaertner and Mentzer have worked together for more than a decade and have jointly tried numerous cases.