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MITCHELL M. WONG
Mitchell M. Wong is one of only several American litigators qualified to practice
across three continents: he is admitted in New York, England and Wales, and Hong
Kong. In addition, he is a licensed patent practitioner in both the United States
and Canada. Mr. Wong’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes and intellectual-
Mr. Wong has been responsible for numerous proceedings, including patent matters in both the federal courts and before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (in both inter partes and ex parte proceedings). In 2008, the New York State Legislature called Mr. Wong to testify as an impartial witness on the role of pharmaceutical patents in the commercialization of generic drugs. He has been appointed a Special Master for civil cases before the New York State Supreme Court.
Outside of practice, Mr. Wong is a recognized leader within the bar and the community at large. He is the Counselor to the President of the New York County Lawyers Association Inn of Court (the “McInerney Inn”); a Fellow at the Centre for International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria; and a former U.S. Pegasus Scholar to the United Kingdom. In the broader community, he is President of the Board of Friends of the Auburndale Library and a Member of the Columbia College Alumni Representative Committee.
Mr. Wong received his education from Columbia College (B.A., 1994), which he attended on a Westinghouse Science Scholarship, and the Cornell Law School (J.D., 1998), where he was Managing Editor of the Cornell Law Review and the author of a Note that received three national awards.
Prior to entering practice, Mr. Wong served two judges of the federal courts of appeals: as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as a law intern to the Honorable Frank X. Altimari of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before joining Exeter, Mr. Wong was Of Counsel to Morrison & Foerster LLP.
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