Mr. Jamil N. Alibhai, Private Law Practice

Jamil N. Alibhai is a Partner at Munck Carter, and Chairman of the Litigation section.

Mr. Alibhai has participated in all facets of intellectual property disputes and complex commercial litigation cases and appeals in state and federal courts nationwide. Mr. Alibhai has experience in cases involving corporate and partnership disputes, securities issues, tax issues, lending issues, construction issues, insurance and surety coverage issues, hospitality industry, intellectual property, bankruptcies and adversary proceedings, receiverships, and class actions.

Mr. Alibhai earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 in Economics and Political Science from New York University College of Arts and Science. While in college, he represented NYU at the National, North American, and World Parliamentary Debate Championships. Mr. Alibhai earned his law degree in 1995 at the Southern Methodist University School of Law, where he was a William F. Hutchison Merit Scholar and graduated as a member of the Order of the Barristers. Mr. Alibhai also won two American Jurisprudence Awards and was twice named Best Advocate. Mr. Alibhai has also taught Trial Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Representative Experience:

• Represented an international pharmaceutical company in two patent infringement cases against a generic manufacturer in the Northern District of Texas.
• Represented the City of Dallas and the Chief of Police of the Dallas Police Department in an appeal in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment (Saucedo-Falls v. Kunkle, No. 07-11177 (5th Cir. Nov. 6, 2008).
• Representing a publicly-traded company in five patent infringement actions relating to vending machines in district court and on appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Representing Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, inc. in a patent infringement and trade secret action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
• Representing Gabriel Technologies Corp. and its subsidiary Trace Technologies, LLC in a $1+ billion lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Qualcomm Inc. and its subsidiary, SnapTrack, Inc.
• Representing the County of Dallas in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in a Voting Rights Act challenge brought by the Texas Democratic Party.
• Representing former officers and directors in a breach of fiduciary action brought by a bankruptcy trustee in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Representing a government contactor in a patent infringement dispute relating to fiber-optic connectors.