Alex Pechette focuses his practice on patent trials and appeals. He practices primarily in federal district courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Alex has experience in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit diligence to appeal, and in an array of technologies, including surgical robotics, nuclear medicine, seismometry, immersion lithography, memory devices, agricultural equipment, oilfield equipment, compound bows, aerogels, and computer software. He has argued and won hearings on discovery disputes, claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert. He has taken and defended more than a dozen depositions of both fact and expert witnesses. He has briefed and second-chaired multiple appeals at the Federal Circuit.
In addition to his patent litigation practice, Alex is also committed to providing pro bono services to those in need. Partnering with the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, Kids in Need of Defense, and the American Civil Liberties Union, he has represented multiple asylum applicants and pursued claims for civil rights violations. Through Northeast Legal Aid, he has also defended numerous tenants in eviction proceedings, including at trial.
During law school, Alex worked at a leading litigation finance firm, where he performed due diligence on patent litigation funding opportunities. He also supplemented his legal curriculum with MBA-level coursework in corporate finance, accounting, negotiations, business strategy, and marketing, earning a certificate from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Before launching his legal career, Alex was an engineering consultant in the nuclear power industry. His work involved thermodynamic and fluid-dynamic analysis of nuclear power plant safety systems under simulated accident conditions, such as complete loss of power. He also prepared feasibility reports for power uprates at nine reactors around the country.
From 2021 to 2022, Alex served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
