Kristin Yohannan is special counsel in the Washington, DC office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group.

Ms. Yohannan is an experienced trial attorney and appellate advocate, who counsels Commission (ITC). Her experience covers patent, antitrust, and breach of contract cases in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnological, semiconductor, liquid crystal display, software, electronic systems, mechanical systems, and metallurgical sectors. With an educational background in biology, chemistry, and molecular genetics, Ms. Yohannan combines technical knowledge with years of experience as a trial attorney and at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) litigating patent, trademark, and trade dress cases.

Ms. Yohannan has tried five cases before the ITC and has served as lead counsel in cases before several federal district courts. She has also argued 15 cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.