Thomas Schubert

Thomas Schubert focuses his practice on complex, high-stakes business and intellectual property disputes.  He represents plaintiffs and defendants from across a wide range of industries in trial and appellate courts nationwide.  Mr. Schubert is a results-driven, detail-oriented advocate who has played a key role at every stage of litigation—developing case strategy, drafting pleadings, managing discovery, deposing witnesses, briefing critical motions, and preparing for trial.

Before joining MoloLamken, Thomas served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  During law school, he received the Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for his work in Stanford’s Environmental Law Clinic, where he successfully challenged and defended federal agency actions under the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.  Mr. Schubert also served as a Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review.

Before attending law school, Thomas worked as a Legal Assistant in the firm’s New York office.

Representative Matters

• Obtained favorable judgment for famous art museum pursuing trademark and copyright claims
• Represented global cosmetics company as defendant in adversary proceeding regarding pre-bankruptcy debt transactions
• Represents software company on appeal before the Federal Circuit in trade secret and contract dispute
• Obtained favorable settlement for foreign medical-device company pursuing breach-of-contract claims against American distributor
• Represents technology company on appeal before the Federal Circuit in case involving sanctions proceedings before Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Represented former officers and directors of small business investment company defending against fiduciary-duty claims brought by federal agency in its capacity as receiver
• Represented bankruptcy trustee in its petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court regarding the scope of the federal securities laws
• Represented senior managers of federal contractor in DOJ investigation into security and compliance issues
• Represents state prison inmate asserting deliberate indifference claims against prison medical staff under §1983

Publications

• In Antitrust Cases, Recent DOJ Losses Don’t Tell the Whole Story, AmLaw Litigation Daily (July 13, 2023) (with Jennifer Fischell)

News & Appearances

• Fed. Circ.'s PTAB Prior Art Ruling Risks Havoc, Justices Told, Law360 (Sept. 18, 2025)
• VLSI Urges Fed. Circ. To Punish OpenSky After Vidal Didn't, Law360 (Oct. 25, 2024)
• VLSI Tells Fed. Circ. IPR Should Have Ended After Sanctions, Law360 (July 11, 2024)

• Versata Wants Axed $105M Ford Verdict Revived Or Expanded, Law360 (Mar. 13, 2024)

• Justices Urged To Weigh If Syndicated Loans Are Securities, Law360 (Dec. 19, 2023)

• Louvre Museum Says Digital Mall Simulation Rips Off TM, Law360 (Dec. 2, 2022)