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Colin Cabral

Colin Cabral is co-head of Proskauer's Life Sciences Litigation group. He is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer with a proven track record of success trying cases in federal district courts, state courts, Delaware Chancery Court, the International Trade Commission, and before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. Colin specializes in complex patent and commercial litigation. He represents a broad range of clients in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. Colin also serves as lead trial counsel in cases involving other technologies, including computer software and consumer products. Recently, Colin won a defense verdict for a medical device company following a jury trial in the District of Delaware. The jury rejected the plaintiff’s claim of fraud. The Court also excluded the plaintiff’s damages expert in advance of a subsequent jury trial involving claims on patent infringement. In late 2023, Colin secured a landmark victory for Sanderson Farms in a blockbuster broiler chicken antitrust conspiracy case, defeating $7 billion in damages claims. Following a six-week trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois returned a complete defense verdict. Colin previously served as in-house litigation counsel for a global life sciences company in San Diego, CA. He also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Dorchester, MA. Colin volunteers as regular faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is also the Board Chairman of FreeFrom, a charitable organization that helps survivors of domestic violence achieve financial independence. · Proskauer Rose LLP

United StatesLife Sciences Litigation, Patent Litigation

About

Colin Cabral is co-head of Proskauer's Life Sciences Litigation group and an experienced first-chair trial lawyer specializing in complex patent and commercial litigation. He has secured defense verdicts for clients in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries, including a landmark victory in an antitrust conspiracy case.

Practice areas

Life Sciences LitigationPatent LitigationCommercial LitigationAntitrust

Office

United States

Proskauer Rose LLP · Colin Cabral is co-head of Proskauer's Life Sciences Litigation group. He is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer with a proven track record of success trying cases in federal district courts, state courts, Delaware Chancery Court, the International Trade Commission, and before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. Colin specializes in complex patent and commercial litigation. He represents a broad range of clients in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. Colin also serves as lead trial counsel in cases involving other technologies, including computer software and consumer products. Recently, Colin won a defense verdict for a medical device company following a jury trial in the District of Delaware. The jury rejected the plaintiff’s claim of fraud. The Court also excluded the plaintiff’s damages expert in advance of a subsequent jury trial involving claims on patent infringement. In late 2023, Colin secured a landmark victory for Sanderson Farms in a blockbuster broiler chicken antitrust conspiracy case, defeating $7 billion in damages claims. Following a six-week trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois returned a complete defense verdict. Colin previously served as in-house litigation counsel for a global life sciences company in San Diego, CA. He also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Dorchester, MA. Colin volunteers as regular faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is also the Board Chairman of FreeFrom, a charitable organization that helps survivors of domestic violence achieve financial independence.

United States

Expertise

Life SciencesPharmaceuticalMedical DeviceComputer SoftwareConsumer ProductsInternational Trade CommissionFirst-Chair Trial