Corey A. Bauer

Overview

Corey Bauer practices in the firm’s litigation practice group in the substantive areas of Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Cybersecurity and Data Breach Response, Trade Secret and DTSALaw®, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, and UAS/UAV (drone) litigation and investigations. As a complement to his civil practice, he also maintains a federal criminal defense and investigations practice.

Corey acts as a litigation team lead for the firm in complex trade secret, patent, contract, and tort disputes in state and federal courts. He has first and second chair trial experience, has presented oral arguments before trial and appellate courts, and has taken and defended dozens of depositions.

Experience

Representing German sports equipment company in defense of patent infringement claims.
Representing a government contractor in defense of patent infringement claims.
Currently representing numerous companies as local counsel in patent infringement matters in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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 500 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 municipality at trial before a Board of Commissioners involving a boundary dispute with tens of millions of dollars of tax revenue at issue.
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 Law Committee Member, Commercial Litigation Committee Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association: Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections, Member
Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA): Litigation Section Member, Young Lawyers Division Council Member, 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 also a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation which aims to enhance conservation efforts across the nation.

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
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Thought Leadership

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch ®- Commercial Litigation 2023
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer ® Rising Star in Business Litigation 2020 – Present
2021 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Criminal Defense
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

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).

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)

Practice Areas