Yar is Global Co-Chair of Paul Hastings’ Intellectual Property practice, overseeing the firm’s 100-plus lawyer IP practice. He is located in Palo Alto and serves as lead trial counsel for preeminent global technology companies, litigating in district courts and at the ITC in a wide array of diverse technology fields. A few of his professional recognitions include American Lawyer "Litigator of the Week"; Law360 MVPs for both Technology and Appellate; Chambers USA; National Law Journal Winning Litigator twice and Trailblazer twice; Benchmark Litigation National and California Star; Managing IP’s “IP Stars”; The Legal 500, including Litigation and Appellate; IAM Patent 1000 Gold Ranking, Global Leaders.