Vineet “Vinny” Gauri is a first-chair litigator with nearly two decades of experience as a federal prosecutor. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Justice, he was a partner at a leading intellectual property firm, where he practiced patent and trademark litigation. Vinny focuses his practice on complex litigation involving intellectual property, cybersecurity, investigations, and white-collar matters.
Vinny is an accomplished trial attorney. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, he tried numerous federal jury trials as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in cases involving murder and other violent crimes, public corruption, financial and health care frauds, money laundering, complex tax schemes, misbranding of drugs, child exploitation, and narcotics trafficking. Notably, he delivered the government’s opening statement in the high-profile and successful prosecution of the then-sitting Philadelphia District Attorney for bribery, extortion, and fraud. Vinny has also briefed and argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Credentials
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1997
- University of Michigan, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1994
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado