Mr. Gierke is a Litigation Case Manager in the New York office and currently handles complex litigation matters primarily in the areas of intellectual property and antitrust.

Mr. Gierke's experience includes plaintiff and defense work, class action and MDL matters, as well as federal and state court litigation in many jurisdictions.

Mr. Gierke has worked on a wide variety of cases, including patents, antitrust, employment, securities, personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, construction and insurance coverage.

Mr. Gierke also assists the lawyers in the Intellectual Property Practice Group with interference proceedings, opinion letters and due diligence.

Prior to joining White & Case in 2002, Mr. Gierke worked for law firms in New York City and Seattle, Washington since 1995.

Mr. Gierke was a regular contributor to Paralegal Today from 2005 to 2010.

Publications
"The Attorney/Paralegal Working Relationship," The Empowered Paralegal Professionalism Anthology (Robert E. Mongue ed.), 2011
"Database and Processing Guru - A guide to choosing, designing and populating litigation and practice support databases," Paralegal Today, October/December 2010
"Keeping Time – Billing tips for litigation paralegals," Paralegal Today, September/October 2009
"Working with Contract Lawyers," Legal Assistant Today, January/February 2009
"Getting Started as a Paralegal," Legal Assistant Today, Web Exclusive, January 2009
"The Changing Landscape of Litigation – ESI continues to impact paralegal roles and responsibilities," Legal Assistant Today, September/October 2008
"Best Pick – Tips for choosing service providers for each case," Legal Assistant Today, May/June 2008
"Time to Shine – Due diligence for litigation paralegals," Legal Assistant Today, January/February 2008
"Off-Site Document Collection," Legal Assistant Today, September/October 2007
"Preparing Privilege Logs," Legal Assistant Today, May/June 2007
"Working on Complex Litigation," Legal Assistant Today, January/February 2007
"Deposition Digests," Legal Assistant Today, September/October 2006
"Undaunting Depositions," Legal Assistant Today, July/August 2006
"Expert Discovery," Legal Assistant Today, March/April 2006
"Dealing With Foreign Language Documents," Legal Assistant Today, November/December 2005

Speaking Engagements
"Patent Litigation – An Overview," Paralegal Super Conference, Washington, DC, July 2008
"Effective Vendor Selection and Negotiating," ALM – Managing Today's Discovery Process, New York, NY, April 2008
"Patent Litigation – An Overview," Paralegal Super Conference, New York, NY, October 2007
"Patent Litigation – An Overview," The Paralegal Leadership Institute, New York, NY, May 2007

Languages
English
German

Citizenship
Germany