JOSEPH RE
PARTNER
KNOBBE MARTENS
WHY: Nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, having tried numerous high-stakes technology cases in the federal courts throughout the country for well over 30 years.
IN THE NEWS: Recognized in Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Global IP Lawyers” guide (2025).
NOTABLE: Led Knobbe Martens trial teams to help the firm’s longstanding client Masimo protect its ground-breaking patient-monitoring technology. He earned a degree in civil engineering in 1982 from New Jersey’s Rutgers University, where he was selected by the student body to deliver its commencement address. Three years later, he earned a law degree from St. John’s University. Family comes from a small island off the coast of Sicily.
QUOTABLE: His advice for younger lawyers on lengthy lawsuits: “They need patience. These fights take many years. Many young people like immediate gratification. You don’t get that in this business.”
