Greg Castanias represents clients in appellate and trial courts across the United States — in the United States Supreme Court, courts of appeals, and elsewhere. He heads Jones Day's Federal Circuit practice.
Some of Greg's recent victories as an appellate advocate include Sinochem v. Malaysia Int'l Shipping (2007), a 9-0 Supreme Court win involving international companies haled into U.S. courts; Finisar v. DIRECTV (2008), a Federal Circuit reversal of a $129 million patent infringement judgment; Kyocera Wireless v. International Trade Commission (2008), a pathbreaking Federal Circuit decision limiting the ITC's exclusionary authority; Ball Aerosol v. Limited Brands (2009), a Federal Circuit reversal of a multimillion dollar patent infringement judgment, as a matter of law; Martek Biosciences v. Nutrinova (2009), an across-the-board win in a four-patent biotechnology case argued before a rare five-judge Federal Circuit panel; Vizio v. International Trade Commission (2010), a Federal Circuit reversal of an exclusion order barring importation of flat-screen TVs; and Haemonetics v. Baxter Healthcare and Fenwal (2010), a Federal Circuit reversal of a $15.7 million patent infringement verdict involving blood-separation technology.
Other recent clients have included Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Chevron, DePuy Spine, Eastman Chemical, the Estate of James Joyce, Fenwal, Hoffmann-LaRoche, IBM, LabCorp, Martek, The MathWorks, Myriad Genetics, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, SanDisk, SAP, SiRF, Transocean, and VIZIO.
The Legal 500 singled out Greg as one of the leading IP lawyers in the United States, calling him "A sharp and effective advocate who picks up the details of the matter quickly" and "a great issue-spotter and skilled advocate."
Honors & Distinctions
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Legal 500 US directory — leading intellectual property lawyers (2007, 2008, and 2009); Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers — appellate and intellectual property litigation (2009 and 2010); Wabash College Richard O. Ristine Law Award (2008)