Posts Tagged: "IP Lawyers"

Entertainment and business litigation law firm Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP announces that Aaron Liskin has become a Partner of the Firm. Mr. Liskin handles a wide range of litigation matters, including entertainment, intellectual property and general commercial litigation. Most recently, he represented screenwriter Nicholas Kazan in his lawsuit over compensation for writing services and executive producer credits on the recently released Martin Scorsese film, Silence.

Jacqueline Charlesworth has joined Covington’s Intellectual Property Rights and Media and Communications practices in the New York office. She most recently served as General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights of the U.S. Copyright Office.

Goldberg Kohn is pleased to announce the continued growth of its Intellectual Property Practice Group with the addition of Marsha Hoover as principal and group chair. A seasoned attorney with more than 30 years of experience, Hoover joins Goldberg Kohn from Chicago IP boutique Marshall Gerstein & Borun, where she was a partner in its Trademarks and Copyrights practices.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that John Christopher (J.C.) Rozendaal and Michael E. Joffre have joined the firm as directors. Their arrival bolsters the firm’s patent litigation practice and strengthens the firm’s overall capabilities representing clients in district courts, at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and other venues throughout the country.

A seasoned lawyer with a long track record before the ITC, Trainor has handled dozens of ITC investigations involving a broad range of relevant technologies, seeing many cases through trial. His experience spans all phases of litigation, guiding clients through administrative law judge hearings, navigating extensive discovery requirements, and formulating procedural and substantive litigation strategy.

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm with offices in 20 cities across the U.S., announced that Jarno Vanto joined as shareholder in its New York office. Vanto is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department where he will assist clients in navigating the complex world of cybersecurity and data privacy, and advise European technology companies on their U.S. operations.

Silicon Valley intellectual property boutique Fernando & Partners, LLP has joined Squire Patton Boggs in Palo Alto, the firm announced, bolstering its expertise in electrical/electronic devices and systems and software. Ron Fernando joins Squire Patton Boggs as a partner. In addition to his legal qualifications, Mr. Fernando holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering, and he has spent the last 15 years preparing and prosecuting key patent applications for some of Silicon Valley’s best known companies.

On January 17, 2017, Orrick announced the admission of 18 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2017. Of the 18 new partners, 3 of them focus on Intellectual Property matters: Alyssa Caridis, Jordan Coyle and Catherine Lui.

Venable LLP, an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm, announced that Justin E. Pierce has been named chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Division. He succeeds William D. Coston, who previously held the position. Mr. Coston will resume his full-time practice, focusing on litigation and counseling in antitrust and intellectual property matters.

Thomas Anderton has joined the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice at Squire Patton Boggs as of counsel in San Francisco. Mr. Anderton has extensive life sciences experience, with a particular focus on biopharma IP portfolios. Mr. Anderton joins the firm from Zonare Medical Systems, an ultrasound solutions company, where he was General Counsel and Secretary with responsibility for the company’s legal and business strategy with a strong emphasis on IP protection, portfolio management and transactions.

Munck Wilson Mandala elected Kelly Chen and Jacob “Jake” LaCombe as new partners of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Chen is a member of MWM’s litigation section, and LaCombe is a member of MWM’s intellectual property section.

Alston & Bird has announced the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, four of which, are within the intellectual property discipline. Shri Abhyankar (Atlanta), Xavier M. Brandwajn (Silicon Valley), Christopher TL Douglas (Charlotte), and Matthew W. Howell (Atlanta).

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, one of the world’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that Susanne Flanders, Natalie Lieber, and Dennis McMahon have been named partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2017.

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of Chelsea A. Loughran, Nathan Speed, Robert A. Jensen and Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts to the position of shareholder.

My fellow Australian patent attorney Andy Mukherji recently asked the question on this site: Are Australia’s listed IP firms doomed to fail? Doubtless the hyperbole was intentional, but Andy raises a fair point. The Australian IP professions – registered patent and trade marks attorneys (who, for the most part, would be recognized as patent agents rather than attorneys in the US) and IP lawyers – are currently engaged in what might well be regarded as a brave and daring experiment. Prior to 15 April 2013 the regulatory regime in Australia did not even permit patent attorneys to incorporate. Now, less than four years later, not only have many firms chosen to take up the option of incorporation, but Australia now has (to the best of my knowledge) the largest number of publicly-listed IP firms per capita in the world!