Robert Powers is a licensed attorney in the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia. He primarily provides outside general counsel services to a wide variety of businesses, from small, midsize, to emerging for-profit and non-profit organizations located across the United States. Mr. Powers serves them with intellectual property counseling, such as copyright and trademark, also corporate compliance, data protection, drafting, updating, and negotiating documents, customer complaints, employment concerns and regulations, litigation, and more.
Mr. Powers has worked, negotiated with, and litigated against several American Law five-hundred international firms. He has served as lead counsel in over one-hundred litigations, including collective actions with formal appearances before various courts all over the country. Included but not limited to, Virginia Circuit Courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and the Western District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S Court of Appeals for Federal and Fourth Circuit, DC Superior Court, as well as multiple Courts in New York. Additionally, Mr. Powers often serves as lead counsel in various litigations before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Not to mention, he also serves as local counsel for other firms before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern of Virginia, particularly the Alexandria Division. Considering this Court is Mr. Powers' primary venue and division, he has gained expertise in navigating the pitfalls of the “Rocket Docket” and its local civil rules.
Throughout his education, professional practice, and experience as a business owner himself, Mr. Powers has acquired the knowledge and skills needed to provide exceptional legal services to his clients. As he understands the complex implications of a rapidly changing, technology-reliant economy, he proactively pushes his practice to adapt to such changes to best benefit his clients.
When Robert is not practicing law, you might find him spending quality time with his family and friends, traveling, and watching sports, especially football, one of his favorites!