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Kevin McElroy

Kevin McElroy

Managing Director

Chicago Regional Leader Partner

Chicago
kmcelroy@stout.com
Office +1.312.752.3339

Kevin McElroy has approximately 20 years of experience providing consulting services to corporations, law firms, laboratories, government organizations, universities, and individuals in the areas of intellectual property (IP) disputes, valuation, monetization, and other IP management issues.

Kevin’s expert testimony has been accepted in U.S. District Court, and he has offered written testimony, deposition testimony, and testimony before a trier of fact on damages relating to patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, legal malpractice, and other categories of commercial damages. He has also provided written and oral testimony relating to factors relevant to a preliminary injunction. His experience bridges all phases of IP and general commercial litigation consulting, including discovery assistance, report writing, deposition testimony, trial testimony, and the performance of complex analyses relating to intangible asset valuation and the quantification of economic damages.

Kevin’s experience spans a range of litigation matters, including claims associated with patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and breach of contract. He has provided consulting services to plaintiffs and defendants faced with complex economic and financial issues surrounding damages, commercial success, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions. Aside from dispute advisory, he has performed due diligence and valued IP and other intangible assets for a variety of purposes, including transactions, litigation avoidance, and the use of IP assets as collateral. He has also provided consulting services to clients attempting to monetize their IP outside the context of litigation. Kevin has published and presented on topics including IP valuation, the calculation of economic damages, and the impact of recent case law on the determination of a reasonable royalty.

Prior to joining Stout, Kevin worked as an Associate at Intellectual Property Exchange International. Prior to that, he spent four years at Ocean Tomo, where he worked as an Associate in their Expert Testimony Practice with a focus on IP matters.

Practice Areas

Focus Industries

Education

  • M.B.A. (Concentrations in Accounting, Analytic Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Statistics, and Entrepreneurship) University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

    B.S.F.S., International Political Economy and International Affairs, Georgetown University

Professional Memberships

  • American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL)

    Licensing Executive Society Education Committee – IP Valuation Content Subcommittee

Community Engagement

  • Kevin has been recognized as a top economic expert witness by the IAM Patent 1000 in each year since 2023.

    Public Interest Law Leadership Award - Legal Aid Society of New York City (2026)