Corey A. Bauer

Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Corey A. Bauer
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation; view more

Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 2017

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2025

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Avenue, 22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Visit website

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Corey Bauer is a business and intellectual property litigator and trial lawyer practicing in the firm’s substantive practice areas of Business LitigationIntellectual Property LitigationCybersecurity and Data PrivacyTrade Secret Litigation and DTSALaw®Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, and UAS/UAV (drone) advocacy and investigations.

He manages litigation teams handling complex disputes for the firm’s clients in state and federal courts. He has first and second-chair trial experience, first-chair arbitration experience, has presented numerous oral arguments before trial and appellate courts, and has taken and defended close to 100 depositions.

Corey also has unique experience handling sophisticated matters involving UAS/UAV (drone) technology. He has represented individuals and corporations in regulatory compliance matters, FAA investigations, and criminal actions relating to drone use. He successfully defended an individual in a UAS-related, felony ecoterrorism jury trial in Pennsylvania as solo trial counsel. He has spoken and published articles on the subject of UAS technology in the judicial system on both a state and national level.

In addition to the above, he has amassed a large amount of experience in assisting companies and municipalities in cybersecurity and data privacy response and litigation. He has handled breach responses, social engineering fraud litigation and investigations, and regulatory/statutory compliance matters. He has been published on the topic of cybersecurity threats to intellectual property rights in national publications and periodicals.

Practice areas

Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

Focus areas

Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret

  • 50% Business Litigation
  • 50% Intellectual Property Litigation

First Admitted: 2017, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://hh-law.com/professionals/corey-a-bauer/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA –Criminal Justice Act Panel Member
  • The American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
  • The American Bar Association, Drone Law Committee
  • The American Bar Association, Forum on Air and Space Law Member
  • The American Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”), Legal Education Committee
  • Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”), Young Lawyers Division Council Member
  • Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”), Litigation Section, 2021
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2021
  • Allegheny Bar Association - Young Lawyer Division Council Member, 2021
  • American Bar Association, 2021
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2021
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Drastically reduced Plaintiff settlement offer through effective litigation by +90%, leading to a favorable settlement for the client in a federal case, 2020
  • Successfully defended a Pittsburgh-area municipal supervisor who was civilly surcharged for improper business expenditures in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Town Supervisors. Was able to decrease the surcharge amount by over 66% after litigation and a two-day bench trial, 2021
  • Defended a Pittsburgh municipality in a major boundary dispute against bordering municipality concerning a high-revenue tax area with a recent Shell "Cracker" plant development. Received a defense verdict after a three day hearing before a panel of court appointed commissioners, 2020
  • Litigation and negotiation of a Confessed Judgment saving business owner client over $350,000, 2021
  • Acquittal of 15 felonies and misdemeanors, including ecoterrorism and taunting police animal charges. Convicted of summary offense with $150 fine. The defendant was accused of tormenting K9 trainers with his drone, causing serious injury to the canines, 2019
  • Personal Injury verdict for the plaintiff in a rear-ending, soft tissue injury case. Offered $250 and obtained a $10,000 verdict in arbitration, 2019
Honors/Awards:
  • National Finalist in the 2016-2017 American Bar Association National Mock Trial Competition, University of Pittsburgh
  • National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2021
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2020-Present)
  • CALI Awards (best grade in class) in Securities Arbitration Clinic, Advanced Trial Evidence, and Criminal Defense and Prosecutorial Ethics Seminar, University of Pittsburgh
  • William Eckert Prize for Superior Upper Level Legal Research and Writing, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2017
  • Distinguished Lawyer Designation, Expert Network, 2018
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • A Night at The Science Center: Criminal Procedure for the Non- Criminal Lawyer, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (February 28th, 2020) (ABA Award Winner)
  • The Law’s Blind Eye Toward Injustice: Why Lawyers Sometimes Allow Wrongful Convictions, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (2018, Winter Issue 2019)
  • Peeping Drones: Uncertainty in the UAV World After ACT 78, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2019)
  • What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania Drone Crimes, The Pennsylvania Bar Association, The Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine (March/April Issue 2020)
  • The New Road to Municipal Workplace Safety, The Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, The Authority Magazine, Co- Author (Volume 51, Number 1, February 2020)
  • How the Coronavirus Affects Contracts With Force Majeure Clauses in Pennsylvania Courts, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2020)
  • Drone Crimes: A New Frontier in Criminal Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Champion Magazine, (November 2020 Issue)
  • Drone Laws: The Imminent Quandary, The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA (February 21st, 2020)
  • Speaker, Constitutional Rights in the Digital Age: Is There an App for that?, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (August 29th, 2019)

Office location for Corey A. Bauer

Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Avenue, 22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 412-288-2216

Selections

6 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2020 - 2025

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