Overview
Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Darrick Hooker has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Member.
Darrick is an intellectual property attorney and commercial litigator who advises companies on the development, protection, commercialization, and enforcement of intellectual property assets. His practice focuses on patent litigation and counseling, as well as trade secret, trademark, copyright, and commercial disputes. He also advises clients on entertainment law matters involving intellectual property, licensing, publishing, branding, and rights of publicity.
As a trial lawyer, Darrick represents clients in complex intellectual property and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. He develops case strategies, manages discovery, handles claim construction (Markman) proceedings, prepares and examines witnesses, and represents clients through trial and appeal. He also handles a broad range of commercial disputes, including matters involving breach of contract and other business-related claims.
Darrick also works with companies to manage intellectual property portfolios throughout their lifecycle—from development and licensing to acquisitions, enforcement, and litigation. He counsels clients on intellectual property licensing, due diligence, risk management, corporate governance, compliance, and intellectual property issues arising in corporate transactions and deals. He also conducts patentability, validity, non-infringement, and freedom-to-operate analyses and advises clients on patent portfolio acquisitions, licensing strategies, and product clearance.
Darrick is recognized as an accomplished leader in his field by Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers, Lawyers of Color, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and Who’s Who in Black Chicago. He is the President of the Board of Directors for the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (“BESLA”) and former President of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Science Education & Technology (“ISET”). He is a member of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Intellectual Property Advisory Board, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association, and is a Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago and the Chicago Bar Association Minority Legal Education Resource Program. Darrick received his B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Latin from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.