Maya M. Eckstein has 30 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and appeals, representing clients across a wide range of industries and matters. She has achieved successful outcomes through jury verdicts, appeals, settlements and pre-litigation counseling. Her practice has a strong focus on intellectual property disputes, including trade secrets, patent and trademark matters. She has represented clients in industries such as manufacturing, 3D printing, cable television, hearing aids, electronic payments, wireless email, home construction and other technology sectors.
Maya has also secured victories in matters involving statutory violations, constitutional issues, trade secret misappropriation, contract disputes and product liability claims. She has extensive experience planning, coordinating and executing the defense of complex litigation involving multiple defendants and jurisdictions, including multidistrict litigation.
She served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Maya is the former head of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Richmond office’s Pro Bono Committee. She regularly represents parents in pro bono federal international child abduction cases and has received numerous recognitions from organizations including Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Virginia Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.
- Appellate
- Commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- JD, Syracuse University College of Law
- BS, Kent State University
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Virginia