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Laurel Gilbert Rogowski

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As a Partner in our Litigation Group, Laurel’s practice is focused on intellectual property litigation. Her experience includes representing clients in disputes involving trademarks, copyright, patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition, as well as a wide range of commercial disputes, including partnership and contract disputes, business torts, cybersecurity and data privacy disputes, and product liability and premises litigation. Laurel is experienced in all phases of litigation, including trial and appeal.

Before joining Hinckley Allen, Laurel worked as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Mae A. D’Agostino, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York in Albany. Laurel was an attorney at O’Neill & Neylon prior to working as a Law Clerk. She received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law and her B.S. in Marketing and B.A. in Communication from the University of Maryland.

  • Successfully negotiated settlement in case of non-payment due to a business email compromise incident. Demonstrated that even though our client’s systems were hacked, they had reasonable measures in place to prevent hacking.
  • Prevailed in defense of a patent infringement action for Lacerta which alleged infringement of five patents for tamper-evident and tamper-resistant plastic food containers. After a 13-day trial, the jury found that Lacerta did not infringe any of the patents and invalidated all 28 asserted claims across the five patents owned by Inline.
  • Obtained multi-million damages and sanctions award against Singapore company that unlawfully terminated IT company’s access to software platform required to process compensation for nationwide sales force.
  • Won summary judgment in favor of commercial real estate company in lawsuit by former limited partner alleging breach of contract and fiduciary duties in Massachusetts federal court.
  • Represented a manufacturer of medical devices accused of patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation. Successfully disposed of the copyright claims pre-trial and prevailed on the patent infringement claims mid-trial.  The remaining trade secret claims were tried to a jury, resulting in a favorable outcome.

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Partner (2022-Present)
    • Associate (2015-2021)
  • The Hon. Mae A. D'Agostino, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
    • Law Clerk (2014-2015)
  • O'Neill & Neylon
    • Paralegal/Attorney (2013-2014)
  • The Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    • Judicial Extern (2013)
  • U.S. Department of Justice
    • Legal Intern, Public Integrity Section (2012)
  • California Attorney General's Office
    • Certified Legal Intern, Correction Writs & Appeals Section (2012)
  • San Diego County Primary Public Defender
    • Legal Intern (2011)
  • Formula Public Relations
    • Assistant Account Executive (2008-2010)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch (2025)
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers (2022-2025)
    • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Super Lawyers, Massachusetts: Rising Stars (2020-2025)
    • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Excellence in the Law "Up & Coming Lawyer" (2021)
  • New Hampshire Association for Justice, Granite State Advocate Award (2021)

Charitable & Civic Involvement

  • Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
    • Young Professionals Board (2018-2021)

Professional Affiliations

  • Boston Intellectual Property Law Association

Bar Memberships

  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Publication

AI Platforms and the Risk of Privilege Waiver: Critical Lessons from United States v. Heppner

A recent decision out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States v. Heppner, No. 25 Cr. 503 (JSR) (S. D. N. Y. Feb. 17, 2026), has significant implications for clients who access publicly available artifi…

Publication

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Judge voids packaging patents over inequitable conduct

Craig M. Scott and Laurel Gilbert Rogowski, partners in the Intellectual Property Group, recently spoke with Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly about the impact of the decision in the Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, Inc. , in which they …

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Firm News

Boston Magazine Recognizes 26 Hinckley Allen Attorneys in 2025 Top Lawyers List

Hinckley Allen is proud to announce that 26 of its attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s 2025 Top Lawyers list, representing a broad range of its practice groups. This year, six Hinckley Allen attorneys are newly recognized among the pu…

Firm News

Hinckley Allen Earns Wide Recognition Across Six States in 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Star Listings

More than 60 Hinckley Allen attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists across our Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Upstate New York offices. The honorees include both newly selecte…

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Case Study

Judge Rules Inline Plastics’ Patents Unenforceable for Inequitable Conduct

Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce another significant victory for its client, Lacerta Group, Inc. , in its long-running patent dispute with Inline Plastics Corp. , following a recent ruling from the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. F…

Case Study

Hinckley Allen Successfully Reaches Agreement in Business Email Compromise Case

Over the course of a long-term construction project, a contractor and property tenant fell victim to a hacker, resulting in payments diverted from the tenant to the hacker, instead of to the contractor. Hinckley Allen represented the contractor who sued th…

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Past Event

International Trademark Association North America Roundtable: A Journey of a Dupe - Crossing the Line from Dupe to Counterfeit

April 13, 2026

Hinckley Allen is proud to host the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) North America Roundtable, A Journey of a Dupe: Crossing the Line from Dupe to Counterfeit, at our Boston office. Featured speakers from Hinckley Allen’s Intellect…

Past Event

WEBINAR: The Increasing Threat of Business Email Compromise Attacks

October 24, 2023

An esteemed panel of Hinckley Allen attorneys have teamed up with Matthew Greenberg, former Chief Division Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and current Senior Lead Cybersecurity Counsel at Wells Fargo, to address important developments …

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