Benu Wells

Benu has firsthand experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, including trial witness examination, oral argument, taking and defending fact and expert depositions in the U.S. and abroad, preparation of dispositive motions, patent claim construction, case management, and discovery. Her litigation work includes actions in district courts across the country and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Benu has also handled disputes before the Food and Drug Administration and foreign pharmaceutical authorities.

Benu has a strong record of success for clients. For plaintiffs, Benu has been part of various trial teams obtaining decisions of liability, including findings of patent infringement and false advertising, along with multimillion-dollar damages awards and injunctive relief, following both bench and jury trials. Benu has also obtained a number of favorable outcomes for defendants, including dismissal of a false advertising claim for lack of personal jurisdiction over an international pharmaceutical manufacturer, dismissal of a satellite radio provider for improper joinder in a patent infringement action, and denial of a motion for a temporary restraining order in a patent infringement action against a large pharmaceutical company.

Benu leads the firm’s Working Parents Affinity Group and serves on the firm’s Inclusion Committee and Attorneys of Color Affinity Group. She has also served on the firm’s Associates Committee and Women’s Initiative, as well as the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. In addition to her work on behalf of the firm’s clients, Benu also has dedicated significant time to pro bono work, including obtaining a divorce for a woman in an abusive marriage and obtaining asylum for a severely persecuted female Afghani civil rights advocate.