Practice Expertise

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate
  • Art and Museum Law

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate
  • Art and Museum Law
  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • False Advertising
  • False Claims Act and Whistleblower Defense
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Law Firm Defense
  • Litigation
  • Media, Entertainment and Sports
  • Patent Litigation
  • Trade Secrets, Trademark, and Copyright ...
  • Trademark and Copyright Litigation
  • White Collar Defense and Investigations
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Profile

Clint Morrison is a commercial litigator, trial lawyer, and problem solver.  A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School who clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a former actor who previously worked at a government relations and public affairs firm, Clint brings a unique perspective to his work helping clients find creative, effective solutions to their most complex and consequential challenges.  

Clint has extensive trial experience in federal and state courts throughout the country.  Last year alone, Clint played a key role in two trial wins:  a $2 billion jury verdict in a high-profile trade secrets case between two software companies (the largest verdict in the history of the State of Virginia), and a victory for client Howard University in a bench trial in the Southern District of New York establishing the University’s superior claim of title to a historically significantly work by the renowned artist Charles White.

Clint focuses on complex commercial litigation and litigates cases involving trade secrets and intellectual property, contractual and business disputes, false advertising and unfair competition, and whistleblower claims under the False Claims Act.  Clint also maintains an active high-stakes art law practice.  

Clint’s approach is to unpack the intellectual legal and factual puzzles in every case, identify the key themes and narratives underlying each dispute, and navigate each stage of a litigation with an eye towards building a compelling, winning case before a judge or jury.  

Clint was named to the 2023 and 2024 editions of Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch, which recognizes outstanding professional excellence in private practice by attorneys who have typically been in practice for up to 10 years. He currently serves as the Secretary of the Federal Bar Council’s Public Service Committee

Bar Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; Eastern District of New York; Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; Federal Circuit
  • New York
  • Massachusetts

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014)
    • Technical Editor, Harvard Negotiation Law Review
    • Editor, Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law
  • Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2009)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate
  • Art and Museum Law
  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • False Advertising
  • False Claims Act and Whistleblower Defense
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Law Firm Defense
  • Litigation
  • Media, Entertainment and Sports
  • Patent Litigation
  • Trade Secrets, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation
  • Trademark and Copyright Litigation
  • White Collar Defense and Investigations

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience

Memberships:

  • Secretary, Federal Bar Council Public Service Committee
  • Member, New York City Bar Association
  • Member, New York State Bar Association


Blogs

Antitrust Update

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...

Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...

Misbranded

Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).

New York Commercial Division Decisions

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...

NY Patent Decisions Blog

NYPatentDecisionsBlog.com is a source for the latest patent decisions from the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The blog is authored by Patterson Belknap’s Patent Litigation practice group, whose members are highly experienced trial attorneys with extensive technical knowledge. Many have advanced scientific degrees and industry experience in fields such as communications, electrical and electro-optical technology, semiconductor technology, metallurgical...

Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog

The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the hol

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