10 Sep 2026
Latham & Watkins Adds Partner Ahmed ElDessouki to New York IP Litigation Practice
"Ahmed ElDessouki joins Latham & Watkins in New York as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, focusing on patent, technical trade secret and software copyright disputes across advanced technologies."
ElDessouki focuses on patent, technical trade secret, and software copyright litigation involving semiconductors, AI computing, consumer electronics, enterprise software, payments technologies, LEDs, and a broad range of other technologies. He represents clients in high-stakes intellectual property disputes in federal courts, before the International Trade Commission, and in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. His experience encompasses both offensive and defensive patent litigation as well as technical trade secret disputes, including matters involving AI computing, data storage, and wireless communications. He joins Latham from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York and holds a JD from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University; before law school he worked as a hardware engineer at a leading mobile technology company.