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Ellen Watlington

Associate
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Ellen Watlington represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Ellen served as a law clerk to Judge Jennifer L. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to that, she served as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition where she defended individuals detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers from deportation.

Ellen earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She earned a B.A. in international development studies from the University of California, Berkeley.  While in law school, Ellen served as a student attorney in the Appellate Litigation Clinic and an immigration law clerk at the Public Defender Service in Washington D.C.

Ellen Watlington represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Ellen served as a law clerk to Judge Jennifer L. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to that, she served as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition where she defended individuals detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers from deportation.

Ellen earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She earned a B.A. in international development studies from the University of California, Berkeley.  While in law school, Ellen served as a student attorney in the Appellate Litigation Clinic and an immigration law clerk at the Public Defender Service in Washington D.C.

12-Patent Glucose Monitoring Lawsuit Ends with Jury Finding Only One Infringed

03/22/2024

Law360 has reported that a Delaware federal jury has cleared Dexcom, represented by Keker, Van Nest & Peters, of infringing two glucose monitor patents owned by an Abbott Laboratories unit, while finding infringement of one that was not willful. It hung on a fourth. The trial was overseen by Third Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan in the U.S. District of Delaware, who decided a second trial will be held to determine any damages. Read more