Practice Experience
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 is a regular contributor to Legal Assistant Today.

Licenses and Certifications
Notary Public, Kings County

Publications
"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   
"Effective Vendor Selection and Negotiating," ALM – Managing Today's Discovery Process, New York, 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
German, English

Citizenship
Germany