“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
- Sun Tzu
Christopher A. Shield
Everything of value begins with an idea and is followed by work, but sometimes you need to protect it. When you do, you need someone with experience. Christopher "Chris" Shield is a trial lawyer whose 20 years of litigation practice focuses on complex commercial and IP litigation with an emphasis on federal court litigation for companies that range from Fortune 100 Companies to start-up businesses. From antitrust to patents to trade secret to trademark and copyright disputes regarding oil field tools and services, chemical refining, energy, ecommerce and website technology, consumer products, medial devices and pharmaceuticals, Chris brings his “Big Law” complex commercial and intellectual property litigation expertise with a client-centric focus to represent clients in diverse industries operating around the globe.
Chris has handled a wide range of antitrust, commercial, copyright, patent, trade secret and trademark matters across the United States, including the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the District of Delaware, the Central and Northern Districts of California, the Southern District of New York and appeals to the Federal Circuit, as well as Texas State Court matters.
Chris counsels clients in various aspects of commercial and intellectual property law, including patent litigation, infringement studies, licensing, non-disclosure agreements, joint development agreements, copyrights, intellectual property acquisition, copy right protection, trademark litigation, trade secret litigation, and privacy issues. His clients come from a diverse range of industries, including internet technology, website design, search technology, online retailing, online gaming, email services, oil & gas exploration, chemical refining, oilfield tools and services, telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Chris holds a professional engineering license in Texas and a mechanical engineering license in California. Prior to attending law school, Chris worked as an engineering consultant, professional engineer, and project manager on a variety of projects related to healthcare and complex research facilities. Chris also counsels non-profits and art organizations regarding a variety of issues.
Mark A. Font, PC
Regardless of the type of matter, preparation is the key and it all begins with listening to your client – their concerns and their goals. Then, preparing a plan in which the client is an active participant. Finally, executing that plan while keeping the client informed of all developments, good or bad, and seeing the matter through to its proper conclusion.
Mark A. Font, PC provides an unparalleled level of experience to his clients. Mark began his legal career as a Briefing Attorney for the 14th Court of Appeals, then became an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas, before moving to Big Law. Over the past 35 years, Mark has worked for the government, small, medium, boutique, and global law firms. Each has provided valuable insights and lessons. During his career Mark has represented and provided legal services to everyone from individual, every day folks, to elected officials, to small businesses, to some of the largest corporations on the planet in matters ranging from advice on starting a new business, to negotiating leases on equipment, purchases of real property, raising investment equity, to white collar crime, personal injury, products liability, premises liability, pharmaceutical, wrongful death, and complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts across the country, as well as in international arbitrations.
The breadth and depth of real world, hands-on experience allows Mark A. Font, PC to quickly evaluate almost any matter and to provide Big Law quality legal services, whether they be the provision of counsel and advice or the prosecution or defense of the most complex commercial claims, to achieve the client’s goals in a cost effective matter. In legal disputes, Mark’s philosophy is generally to give the opposing party an opportunity to do the right thing; and, if they don’t, then he will aggressively protect and defend the interests of his client to the fullest extent allowed by law.