BIO

Education:  
Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude (1986)
Columbia University, B.A. summa cum laude (1982)

Clerkship:
U.S. District Court, N.D. of California (1986-88)

Government Service:
Assistant U.S. Attorney, S.D.N.Y. (Civil Division) (1991-1994)

Private Practice:
Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton (2011-2020); Townsend Townsend & Crew (1998-2010).  Announced retirement January 2020.

From 1998 until his retirement in 2020, Mr. Sipiora was Special Counsel and then Partner in the law firm of Townsend Townsend & Crew and then Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton after a merger with the Kilpatrick Stockton firm in January 2011.  At Townsend, Mr. Sipiora served as Partner in Charge of the Denver office (two years) and later the firm’s Chair of Litigation (two years) overseeing a group of more than 100 lawyers.  After the merger of firms in 2011, Mr. Sipiora served as Co-Chair of Patent Litigation (four years) and led a group of approximately 100 patent litigators. His practice included not only patent and other IP litigation, but also trademark prosecution, IP licensing, and general IP counseling.

Professional Honors and Accomplishments:
David Sipiora is listed in the 2020 and the nine years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA for intellectual property.  He was one of only four lawyers rated by Chambers USA 2020 as “Tier One in IP” in Colorado.  Mr. Sipiora has been recognized in Super Lawyers magazine as one of Colorado’s “Super Lawyers” since 2008.  He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® in 2012 for patent litigation, and again in 2021 and the eight years immediately preceding for patent litigation and intellectual property law.  Mr. Sipiora was named a “Denver Lawyer of the Year” in 2015 and 2018 for patent litigation, and again in 2017 and 2021 for intellectual property litigation by The Best Lawyers in America^®.  He was recognized as a “Top Litigator” in 2016 by Law Week Colorado.  Mr. Sipiora was also named the 2014 “Best Intellectual Property Litigator” and 2011 “Best Intellectual Property Lawyer” in Colorado in the Barrister’s Best Issue of Law Week Colorado.  He was recognized as an “IP Star” in 2020 and the seven years immediately preceding by Managing Intellectual Property magazine.  Mr. Sipiora was named a top patent practitioner in 2020 and the seven years immediately preceding by IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.  He was named by Legal Media Group to its 2013 Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.  Mr. Sipiora was selected as one of Colorado’s “2020 Top Lawyers” by Best of 5280 – Denver Directory.  He was selected as “People’s Choice in 2013” by Law Week Colorado for “Best Intellectual Property Litigator” in Colorado.