Carson Olsheski

Carson Olsheski is a trial lawyer with experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes, including patent, antitrust, and trade secret matters.  Mr. Olsheski represents clients in the networking, consumer electronics, and life sciences industries in the United States District Courts and arbitration proceedings. He has experience in all phases of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, discovery, dispositive motions, and trial.

Mr. Olsheski was a member of the trial team that represented Cisco against plaintiff Egenera, Inc. in a patent infringement jury trial.  The team achieved a complete non-infringement defense verdict for Cisco.  At trial, Mr. Olsheski conducted the direct examination of Cisco’s damages expert. 
 
Mr. Olsheski was also a member of the trial team defending antitrust claims brought by Arista Networks against Cisco.  He prepared witnesses for trial, and took the trial deposition of a key witness.  The morning of trial, Arista agreed to drop its antitrust claims and pay Cisco a substantial settlement.
    
During law school, Mr. Olsheski was an associate articles editor of the Georgia State University Law Review, and received the ABA-BNA Award for Excellence In the Study of Intellectual Property.  Before law school, Mr. Olsheski worked as an engineer.

Courts

• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York