StoneTurn is pleased to announce that the Firm as well as three of its Partners, Christopher Martinez, Alan Ratliff and Ambreen Salters, have been recognized for their outstanding work across intellectual property (IP) in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals for 2024.
StoneTurn’s Intellectual Property Partners possess experience in providing a range of expert testimony, litigation support and transactional services—from damages expertise to royalty compliance and IP valuation matters. The IAM Patent 1000 lauds the “prowess” of the team, citing the firm’s multidisciplinary capabilities across five continents. The ranking notes, “StoneTurn is revered as ‘uniformly fantastic’ for its services.”
According to IAM, the IAM Patent 1000 “is commonly regarded as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking to identify world-class, private practice patent expertise as well as leading expert witnesses in the US… [To] arrive at the 2024 rankings, IAM undertook an exhaustive qualitative research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions. When identifying the leading firms, factors such as depth of knowledge, market presence, and the level of work on which they are typically instructed were all taken into account, as well as positive peer and client feedback.” Learn more about the IAM Patent 1000.
About Christopher Martinez:
Christopher Martinez—listed as “Recommended” by IAM— is a Co-Founder of StoneTurn and the firm’s Co-Chair. He has more than 25 years of experience in IP damages quantification, intellectual asset licensing and complex financial modeling. Christopher advises companies on the valuation, commercialization, licensing and management of intellectual assets. He has worked with clients across a range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, semiconductor, telecommunications, Internet / e-Commerce and software sectors.
According to the IAM Patent 1000, “Martinez is a skilled testifier, having worked with top law firms and well-known clients across various industries. He is particularly accomplished in defence trials, including two recent cases for Google in which his testimony led to major reductions in damages amounts.”
About Alan Ratliff:
Alan Ratliff—listed as “Highly Recommended” by IAM—has more than 30 years of experience in client service. As StoneTurn’s first lateral partner, he opened the firm’s Houston office in 2005. Alan advises attorneys and their clients on economic-related, accounting and valuation issues in disputes and investigations, as well as in various transactions including the valuation, commercialization, and licensing of intellectual assets.
According to the IAM Patent 1000, “Ratliff is praised for having ‘deep expertise in the areas of economics-based litigation and valuation advisory services, investigations and compliance/monitoring. What I like most about Alan is that he provides sound, reasoned advice based in real-world evidence and analogies to achieve client objectives.’”
In a recent case, Alan and his team worked on behalf of a top five lithium-ion battery maker in a obtaining a multi-million dollar jury verdict for royalty damages. He also helped secure a reduction of $65 million in reasonable royalty damages on behalf of a client in a case that had been pending for nearly a decade. Alan’s track record also includes helping obtain $175 million in damages for patent infringement for a mobile development messaging app client.
About Ambreen Salters:
Ambreen Salters has more than 20 years of experience in consulting for clients and counsel involved in IP and complex commercial disputes. She has assisted clients by providing a wide range of economic analyses, including lost profits, reasonable royalties, price erosion, unjust enrichment, disgorgement of profits, and market and capacity assessments.
Ambreen—listed as “Recommended” by IAM—has worked in both the London and Houston offices at StoneTurn, and according to the IAM Patent 1000, “Salters is highly sought after for her economic analysis of various intellectual property and her track record for convincing testimony on damages amounts in both arbitration panels and before the courts.”
In a recent case, Ambreen and her team assisted GE Lighting and Current Lighting with damage control in a patent infringement trial. Working closely with counsel Norton Rose Fulbright and Brooks Kushman, the StoneTurn team was able to reduce the award to the minimum royalty, $2 million, from the initial $50 million sought by the lawsuit.
Meet Christopher
Christopher Martinez
Christopher Martinez, a co-founder of StoneTurn and the firm’s Co-Chair, has more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property (“IP”) damages quantification, intellectual asset licensing and complex financial modeling. […]
Meet Alan
Alan Ratliff
Alan Ratliff has more than 30 years of experience in client service and was StoneTurn’s first lateral partner, opening the firm’s Houston office in 2005. Alan serves as the firm’s […]
Meet Ambreen
Ambreen Salters
Ambreen Salters has more than 20 years of experience in consulting to clients and counsel involved in intellectual property and complex commercial disputes. She has assisted clients by providing a […]
