Pittsburgh Business, Data Privacy, and Trade Secret Litigator

Overview

Corey Bauer is a business and intellectual property litigator and trial lawyer practicing in the firm’s substantive practice areas of Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Trade Secret Litigation and DTSALaw®, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, and UAS/UAV (drone) advocacy and investigations.

Corey acts as a litigation team lead for the firm in complex trade secret, copyright, trademark, patent, data privacy, contract, and tort disputes in state and federal courts. He has first and second-chair trial experience, has presented numerous oral arguments before trial and appellate courts, and has taken and defended dozens of depositions. He also has amassed extensive eDiscovery management experience.

He maintains a federal criminal defense and investigations practice where he represents witnesses in grand jury investigations and defendants in fraud, firearm, and organized crime-related cases. In 2019, Attorney Bauer handled what is believed to be Pennsylvania’s first felony UAV (drone) related jury trial on charges of ecoterrorism and other counts, achieving an acquittal on over a dozen misdemeanors and felonies.

He focuses his practice and continued education on the intersection between cybersecurity and intellectual property protections, specifically the developing field of data privacy and cybersecurity and their effect on employer trade secrets and litigation exposure. As a litigator, he uses this knowledge to best support his clients’ needs both preemptively and through litigation to trial.

Experience

Representing German sports equipment company in defense of patent infringement claims.
Represented a government contractor in defense of patent infringement claims resulting in a favorable settlement.
Currently representing numerous companies as local counsel in patent, trademark, and copyright infringement matters in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Represented real estate company in pre-litigation trade secret investigation resulting in favorable pre-litigation settlement and complete protection of trade secrets.
Represented a large Washington D.C. engineering firm in the litigation and eventual re-negotiation of multi-million-dollar default judgment and loan agreements.
Handled the defense of a Fortune 250 insurance company and the company CEO in federal court action regarding the alleged mishandling of an underlying state court claim’s settlement negotiations that resulted in dismissal.
Represented a large Pittsburgh-area municipality at trial before a Board of Commissioners involving a boundary dispute over the recently built Shell Cracker Plant with tens of millions of dollars of tax revenue at issue, obtaining a favorable judgment.
Defended an Air Force veteran in Pennsylvania’s first UAS-related felony jury trial in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in a first-chair capacity. After a week-long jury trial that focused on forensically extracted UAS data, the case resulted in a defense verdict.
Represented a local Pittsburgh municipality in an internal investigation into alleged police misconduct that received local news coverage.
Represented an individual in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation into PART 107 regulatory violations resulting in no action by the FAA.

Licensing Executives Society, Pittsburgh Chapter Member
Defense Research Institute:
- Young Lawyers Steering Committee Member
- Intellectual Property Litigation Committee – Trade Secret Chair
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (by nomination only)
Pennsylvania Bar Association:
- Civil Litigation Section Member
- Intellectual Property Law Section Member
Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA):
- Litigation Section Member
- Young Lawyers Division Council Member (2020-2022)
- Legal Education Committee Member
United States District Court for the Western District of PA Criminal Justice Act Panel Member

In Corey’s time outside the firm he is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys backcountry hiking, camping, fly fishing, skiing, and sailing. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation which aims to enhance conservation efforts across the nation. He also assists in teaching a Trade Secret class at the Duquesne University Kline School of Law.

Education & Credentials

Education

University of Pittsburgh, J.D.
Kent State University, B.A.

Bar Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for The Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Thought Leadership

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch ®- Commercial Litigation in 2023, 2024
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch ®- Litigation – Patent in 2024
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer ® Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Criminal Defense in 2021
William H. Eckert Prize from the University of Pittsburgh for superior upper-division legal writing
Finalist in the 2016-2017 American Bar Association National Mock Trial Competition
CALI Awards (best grade in class) in Securities Arbitration Clinic, Advanced Trial Evidence, and Criminal Defense and Prosecutorial Ethics Seminar

Defending Against Employee Defection: The Intersectionality of Cybersecurity and Trade Secret Protections in the Digital Age, The Defense Research Institute, The Brief Case, Volume II, Issue 8 (September 2023)
Copyright Infringement or a Work of Fiction?: The Curious Case of Larson v. Perry, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Winter Issue 2022)
Drone Crimes: A New Frontier in Criminal Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Champion Magazine, (November 2020 Issue)
How the Coronavirus Affects Contracts With Force Majeure Clauses in Pennsylvania Courts, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2020)
The New Road to Municipal Workplace Safety, The Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, The Authority Magazine, Co- Author (Volume 51, Number 1, February 2020).
What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania Drone Crimes, The Pennsylvania Bar Association, The Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine (March/April Issue 2020).
Peeping Drones: Uncertainty in the UAV World After ACT 78, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2019).
The Law’s Blind Eye Toward Injustice: Why Lawyers Sometimes Allow Wrongful Convictions, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Winter Issue 2019).

Tips for Winning Discovery Disputes Involving ESI, Defense Research Institute (July 25, 2023)
Protecting Yourself and Your Client by Identifying and Preserving Digital Information from Day One of a Dispute, Defense Research Institute (May 23rd, 2023)
A Night at The Science Center: Criminal Procedure for the Non-Criminal Lawyer, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (February 28th, 2020)
Drone Laws: The Imminent Quandary, The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA (February 21st, 2020)
Constitutional Rights in the Digital Age: Is There an App for That?, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (August 29th, 2019)