Defending a company accused of monopolizing an unusual but lucrative segment of the bovine industry in the heart of dairy country is no easy task.

Not only did Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner Kirt O’Neill successfully defend his client, Sexing Technologies, against allegations that it injured a competitor by cornering the market on specialized bull semen, he also convinced a Wisconsin federal jury that the plaintiff should pay $2 million for violating Sexing’s patent rights and misappropriating a trade secret.