Phillip M. Aurentz

Phillip’s experience prior to joining Sidley includes: 

• Legacy Separators LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services Inc. – Co-lead counsel that presented closing argument for Halliburton in federal court suit alleging breach of contract, patent infringement, and theft of trade secrets, resulting in a take nothing defense verdict for Halliburton.  
• Centego v. MetroSplash – Provided first chair defense of MetroSplash in a jury trial for fraud and breach of contract, resulting in zero damages on plaintiff’s largest claim.
• Unwired Planet v. Google – Prepared and argued appeal before the Federal Circuit on issues of claim construction and summary judgment on behalf of Unwired Planet, resulting in a partial reversal and remand in favor of Unwired Planet.    
• Summit 6, LLC v. Samsung – Part of the trial team that obtained a jury verdict against Samsung for their infringement of Summit 6's digital media patents. The judgment was affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
• American Brownfield, MCIC v. Triumph Aerostructures – Represented American Brownfield in a breach of contract matter, resulting in a favorable settlement prior to pre-trial.  
• Deere & Co. v. Bush Hog Inc. – Secured a take-nothing judgment on behalf of the Alamo Group Inc. and Bush Hog Inc. in a patent case related to rotary cutters.
• Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill MDL Litigation – Represented Halliburton and Sperry Sun, with focus on defense strategy and management of all matters related to expert analysis and testimony in the MDL litigation arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 
• MCR Oil Tools v. Halliburton – Represented Halliburton in commercial litigation matter filed in state court related to contractual rights to radial cutting torch technology.
• Weatherford International Inc. and Weatherford/Lamb Inc. v. Halliburton and General Plastics & Composites L.P. – Represented Halliburton and General Plastics in a patent suit in the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division) related to a method of forming composite parts for use in downhole tools, such as frac plugs, bridge plugs, and packers.
• Aloft Media LLC v. Oracle Corporation, et al. – Successfully represented Halliburton by obtaining dismissal of  patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas related to computer software
• Leon Stambler v. Amazon, et al.  – Defended American Airlines against patent infringement claims filed by Mr. Stambler based on two patents related to internet security.
• ReedHycalog UK Ltd. v. US Synthetic Corporation and Halliburton Energy Services Inc. – Represented US Synthetic and Halliburton against patent infringement claims filed by ReedHycalog based on four patents related to leached diamond drill-bit cutting elements, in the Eastern District of Texas. 

• State Bar of Texas
• Member of the Dallas Bar Association 
• Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
• The Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn American Inn of Court, inaugural class, two-year member