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DiNovo Price: A Former Federal Appeals Clerk Leads the Firm’s Antitrust and Business Litigation Team

DiNovo Price’s litigation team is led by a former clerk for a U.S. Court of Appeals — meaning the firm’s appellate strategy is shaped by someone who has personally seen how appellate judges evaluate cases from the inside. That appellate-first mindset extends into the firm’s antitrust and business litigation practice, where partner Christopher Goodpastor’s work spans both intellectual property litigation and antitrust litigation specifically.

Mixed-Representation Disclosure

DiNovo Price represents both plaintiffs and defendants, including inventors, public corporations, privately-held businesses, and consumers — both individually and in class actions — across its antitrust and business litigation matters. Awesome Attorneys discloses this explicitly, consistent with its standard practice for every Business & Corporate Litigation profile.

Origin and Background

DiNovo Price LLP is an Austin-based litigation firm handling patent, antitrust, and business litigation matters nationwide. Partner Andrew DiNovo has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America for 13 consecutive years (2026 edition), recognized specifically for Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Patent Law, and has been a Texas Super Lawyer from 2012 through 2025. He served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the State Bar of Texas from 2010 to 2012. Partner Christopher V. Goodpastor practices specifically in Intellectual Property Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, and Intellectual Property — the firm’s most direct antitrust and business-dispute credential. Partner Adam G. Price’s Super Lawyers-recognized practice areas specifically include Business Litigation alongside Intellectual Property Litigation. Five DiNovo Price partners were named to the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list.

Practice Concentration

The firm’s antitrust and business litigation work addresses anti-competitive practices and business disputes, frequently in cases that also involve intellectual property — a combination increasingly common in high-tech and commercial disputes where market competition and IP rights intersect directly. The firm’s litigation team, led by a former U.S. Court of Appeals clerk, has represented clients in numerous matters before the Federal Circuit and other U.S. Courts of Appeal, including direct appeals, interlocutory appeals, and petitions for mandamus. For a broader comparison of Austin business litigation firms, see our Business & Corporate Litigation directory.

Notable Work / Track Record

DiNovo Price has been recognized as a Metropolitan Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Patent by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” across multiple consecutive editions (2023–2024). The firm documents a specific recent litigation result: on October 13, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by Realtek Semiconductor Corporation in a case brought on behalf of the firm’s client Bandspeed, LLC, with the court finding Bandspeed had made a prima facie showing that Realtek was subject to jurisdiction under Rule 4(k)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — a specific, verifiable procedural victory in a complex, nationally-scoped commercial dispute.

Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published consumer review sample for this firm, which is typical for a boutique litigation practice serving corporate and institutional clients — including public corporations and inventors — rather than individual consumers who post platform reviews. Awesome Attorneys is disclosing that directly rather than presenting an incomplete review picture as comprehensive; the firm’s standing is instead documented through the peer-nominated awards and specific case results described above.

Beyond the Courtroom

Andrew DiNovo’s service as Chair of the State Bar of Texas’s Intellectual Property Litigation Committee reflects a leadership role shaping the practice area statewide, distinct from his individual case work. His speaking record — including presentations on software patent litigation, trade secrets damages, and the interplay between litigation and reexamination proceedings at State Bar of Texas continuing legal education courses — reflects sustained contribution to educating other attorneys in the field.

Recognition for This Austin Business Litigation Firm

Peer-reviewed and third-party credentials: 13 consecutive years of Best Lawyers in America recognition for Andrew DiNovo; Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Litigation – Patent from U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”; and five partners named to the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list, including Christopher Goodpastor’s specific Antitrust Litigation recognition and Adam Price’s specific Business Litigation recognition. Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification documented for the firm’s partners and notes that directly, since the firm’s federal patent bar registration and sustained Best Lawyers/Super Lawyers recognition are independently substantial credentials in their own right.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Antitrust claims that intersect with intellectual property — a specific area of Christopher Goodpastor’s practice — often arise when a patent holder is alleged to have used patent rights anticompetitively, such as through sham litigation or improper tying arrangements, claims that can proceed under both federal antitrust statutes (the Sherman Act and Clayton Act) and, in some circumstances, the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983. Personal jurisdiction disputes, as illustrated by the firm’s Bandspeed matter, frequently turn on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2), which allows federal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant with insufficient contacts with any single U.S. state but sufficient aggregate contacts with the United States as a whole. None of this is legal advice; a specific antitrust or business litigation matter should be evaluated by a licensed attorney based on the actual facts and jurisdictions involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

DiNovo Price’s clearest, most specific differentiator is a genuinely national-caliber litigation practice — anchored by 13 consecutive years of Best Lawyers recognition and a Tier 1 firm ranking — with a specific, credentialed antitrust litigation partner (Christopher Goodpastor) and business litigation partner (Adam Price) distinct from the firm’s primary patent litigation identity. The honest observation Awesome Attorneys makes is that the firm’s core institutional reputation and most decorated partner (Andrew DiNovo) center on patent and intellectual property litigation specifically, meaning a client with a pure business dispute unconnected to IP or antitrust issues may find a more narrowly business-litigation-focused firm elsewhere in this directory a better primary fit. For a business dispute that intersects with intellectual property, technology, or antitrust concerns — precisely where this firm’s national reputation is built — DiNovo Price’s specific combination of sustained peer recognition and documented federal litigation results is a strong basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from DiNovo Price LLP’s official website (dinovoprice.com), including its firm profile, patent litigation, and appellate practice pages and its news archive, and the firm’s and its partners’ Super Lawyers profiles.

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