Daniel P. Hughes

Daniel Hughes represents clients in all types of intellectual property disputes, with a focus on patent litigation. He is also a member of the firm’s antitrust practice group and has experience with both antitrust litigation and with presenting antitrust issues to regulatory bodies, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Daniel also has a wide range of experience in contentious Patent Office proceedings, including inter partes review, ex parte reexamination, supplemental examination and inter partes reexamination.

Daniel regularly counsels clients in pre-litigation matters, including analyzing patent infringement and validity. He also has experience on advising clients on directed patent prosecution and the management of large patent portfolios.

Daniel has worked as a criminal trial prosecutor in the San Diego City Attorney Office through its Trial Attorney Partnership program. In that role, Daniel tried two jury trials to verdict and conducted numerous preliminary hearings on criminal matters.

Daniel received his law degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, graduating cum laude. While in law school, he served as an Associate Editor on the Arizona State Law Journal and as Webmaster for the Executive Moot Court Board. Upon graduation, Daniel received the Janet S. Muller Oral Advocacy Award, recognizing him as the top oral advocate from his graduating class. Prior to his legal education, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Daniel joined the firm in 2014 and became a partner in 2021.