Daniel Cherry

Daniel R. Cherry

Senior Counsel

200 West Madison Street
Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Primary Practices

Daniel R. Cherry brings decades of experience to Hahn Loeser’s Intellectual Property practice with a focus on patent litigation. He takes a scientific approach to winning patent litigation, which he says is like “aligning tumblers of a lock.” He is skilled at tying the facts of a case to sound legal theory.

Dan has represented clients in diverse technologies, including automotive parts, chemical processes, computer hardware and software, explosives, farm equipment, food products, metallurgical coatings, office equipment, pharmaceuticals and sporting goods.  A large portion of his practice is devoted to representing generic pharmaceutical firms in Hatch-Waxman litigation.

Between college and law school, Dan served as a Coast Guard officer enforcing antipollution laws.  Since being admitted to the bar, he has appeared in federal courts in California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.

Professional History

  • Partner, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2015-present
  • Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, 2008-15
  • Partner, Duane Morris LLP, 2007-08
  • Partner, Welsh & Katz, Ltd., 1987-2008
  • Associate, Partner; Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, 1976-87

 

Personal

Dan loves to travel with his wife, who is a professor of French literature and history. The pair travels to France every few years. Their other recent trips include Africa, Alaska and the Galapagos Islands.

Credentials

Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1976
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., 1970
Awards & Distinctions

AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell

 

Illinois Super Lawyers, 2005

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois, 1987

 

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1987; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1978; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1982

Memberships & Affiliations

American Bar Association, Member

 

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

 

Chicago Bar Association, Member

 

Federal Circuit Bar Association, Member

 

Illinois State Bar Association, Member