Bert Reiser is a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s Washington, DC office and his practice focuses on high-stakes patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property in the United States International Trade Commission and the District Courts. Starting his career clerking for ITC icon, Chief Judge Paul J Luckern, Bert has since represented complainants and respondents in over 75 ITC investigations and has tried over 30 cases at the ITC. He is regularly retained to represent clients in ITC enforcement actions and proceedings before US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to clear redesigns for importation. Bert has experience litigating a wide variety of technologies, including electric vehicle battery technology. He is recognised as a leading lawyer for Section 337 litigation before the ITC, including a Band One ranking by Chambers and Partners, and regularly speaks and writes on Section 337 developments and policies.