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  • Drake-Gillian200 Drake, Gillian

    Acting for Lawyers | Founder & President

    Gillian Drake is a nationally recognized expert on the courtroom behavior of witnesses, lawyers, and juries. She has consulted on hundreds of cases since 1985—many of them high-profile and diverse: from spies to priests accused of sexual abuse, from high-level government officials accused of corruption to financial and tax-services executives prosecuted by the federal government, from custody battles to malpractice suits. Ms. Drake is a member in good standing of the American Society for Trial Consultants.
  • Drapkin, Michael

    Holland & Hart | Partner

    Michael counsels some of the world’s most innovative technology companies in protecting their intellectual property, guiding them in the strategic development and management of their patent portfolios. He makes great efforts to know each client’s business, their technology, and their strategic objectives, and uses this knowledge to shape his advice. Much of Michael’s national practice is concentrated within the electronics and computer fields, with an emphasis on wireless communications, semiconductors, software, and complex medical devices. He also has extensive experience with standards-essential patents.
  • drayton-joe-square Drayton, Joseph

    Cooley LLP | Partner

    Joseph Drayton is a first chair trial lawyer who has represented the nation’s largest enterprises in competitive and strategic litigation involving varied forms of technology. Joe’s mission as a lawyer is to find solutions to issues and disputes plaguing clients. Joe's practice background includes a broad range of intellectual property and complex commercial matters.
  • D'Souza, Roy

    SongVest Records, Inc. | President

    Roy D'Souza is President of SongVest Records, Inc. (d/b/a SVR), a crowdfunded record label, and he is also a business advisor to SongVest, Inc., a platform that democratizes fan investment in music royalties. He is the Co-Founder of Venndigm LLC, an intellectual property consulting firm focused on transaction due diligence and valuation, capital markets activities, and monetization. Previously, Roy led the Valuation and Strategy practices for Ocean Tomo, LLC, a Chicago-based IP consulting firm, and the Corporate Valuation Services practice for AccuVal Associates. He also spent a material portion of his career at KPMG LLP, where he had leadership roles in tax, valuation, and IP Consulting. Roy serves as the Board President for the Chicago West Community Music Center, a non-profit organization that provides music education, performance, community support, and cultural exchange opportunities to the children and families of Chicago's west side.
  • Jaoquin-Duato-100 Duato, Joaquin

    Johnson & Johnson | Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee

    Joaquin Duato is a globally experienced, values-driven healthcare business leader and currently Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson, the world’s premier healthcare company.
  • Dubose, Kevin

    Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP | Partner

    Kevin Dubose is an appellate lawyer in Houston, and a founding partner of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP. He is a former Chair of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, former Chair of the Appellate Section of the Houston Bar Association, and a Past President of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. 
  • Duncan, Dennis photo Duncan, Dennis

    Essentiality Check | Managing Director

    Dennis J. Duncan is the Managing Director of Essentiality Check. Prior to this he was a Senior Patent Counsel at Dolby Laboratories where he manages a global patent portfolio. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories, Dennis was an associate with the intellectual property firm of Scully Scott Murphy & Presser. He has also worked as a sole practitioner and in other IP boutiques.
  • Duong, Vi

    Adswerve | VP of Legal

    Vi currently VP of Legal at Adswerve, a data, analytics, and media consultancy. She began her legal career at Invention Law Group and Intellectual Ventures, where she focused on negotiating research and development contracts, intellectual property licenses, and joint venture agreements. Vi describes herself as a startup attorney with a diverse background that ranges from negotiating complex transactions to IP to advising executives on legal operations and strategies.
  • Gregory-Durbin-100 Durbin, Gregory P.

    Polsinelli | Shareholder

    Greg’s practice involves the full spectrum of patent matters. At its core, however, is patent portfolio management — preparing, filing, and prosecuting strategic patents, both in the United States and internationally.
  • Durie_Daralyn_Photo_200 Durie, Daralyn

    Durie Tangri | Partner

    “There are few trial lawyers in the exclusive world of Silicon Valley high-tech circles as trusted as Daralyn Durie,” says Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Daralyn has been selected by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top 20 trial lawyers in California and one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the United States, Chambers & Partners as one of the top 6 patent litigators in California, Superlawyers as one of the top 10 lawyers in Northern California, the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 lawyers and one of the top 75 intellectual property lawyers in California, and by Law360 as an Icon of IP and MVP.
  • Durkin, Tracy-Gene 200 Durkin, Tracy-Gene G.

    Sterne Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC | Director

    Tracy-Gene G. Durkin is the practice leader of Sterne Kessler’s Mechanical & Design Practice Group and a member of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice. Tracy has a well-earned reputation for excellence in design patent law. Tracy was named one of the "Top Ten Legal Innovators in North America” by Financial Times in 2018, and she has been ranked by Chambers & Partners' as a "recognized practitioners" in the "IP Patent Prosecution, District of Columbia category," since 2017.
  • Jeffrey Dyess Dyess, Jeff

    Bradley Arent | Partner

    Jeff Dyess is a litigation partner with over two decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of intellectual property, competitive practice, trade secret and complex commercial disputes.
  • Eastley-Sherri-200 Eastley, Sherri

    Pirkey Barber PLLC | Member

    Sherri Eastley is a Member at Pirkey Barber PLLC in Austin, Texas, and practices trademark and copyright law with a focus on drafting and negotiating a broad range of sponsorship and endorsement agreements, co-branding agreements, manufacturing, licensing, professional athlete ambassador agreements, and cause marketing agreements.
  • Eber, Michelle

    West U Capital | Managing Director

    Michelle is currently Managing Director at West U Capital. Previously she was at Validity Finance where she was responsible for their patent matters, including evaluating new cases for investment and managing funded cases. Michelle brings more than ten years of patent and trade secret litigation experience to West U Capital, including significant courtroom experience. Prior to this, Michelle was special counsel at Baker Botts, where she represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the energy and technology sectors in high-stakes IP cases.
  • Eichner, Sam

    Pillsbury | Counsel

    Sam Eichner, a member of Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice, focuses on copyright and trademark disputes in federal court and before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). As a copyright and trademark litigator, Sam represents clients across industries—from fashion e-tailers and blockchain developers to universities and non-profit organizations. Sam has litigated cases to trial, and resolved many disputes through settlement and mediation, invariably seeking practical business solutions for his clients.
  • Eileen Hunter

    3M | Senior Intellectual Property Counsel

  • Elkins, Linda N.

    Gore Innovation Center | Chief Technical Officer

    Linda is an Innovation Executive and Technical Leader with experience creating and leading corporate innovation centers.
  • Eller, Brian

    North Carolina State University | Assistant Director of Licensing, Physical Sciences

    Brian leads a team of licensing professionals focused on commercializing innovations in the physical sciences. Brian has been with ORC since 2011 and has negotiated and had responsibility for the entire technology transfer life cycle, including drafted a wide variety of contractual agreements with licensees. He also personally manages a select portfolio of inventions arising from the Wilson College of Textiles, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the Nonwovens Institute, and the College of Natural Resources. He also manages a portfolio of traditional copyrights.
  • Elliott, Tara200 Elliott, Tara D.

    Latham & Watkins | Partner

    Tara Elliott is a first-chair trial lawyer whose practice focuses on high-profile intellectual property proceedings and commercial litigation. Ms. Elliott has a unique combination of private practice and government experience that enables her to navigate clients' most complex legal issues.
  • Emeagwali HeadShot200 Emeagwali, Izu

    J.P. Morgan | Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel

    Izu Emeagwali is an Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel at J.P. Morgan. Izu’s expertise focuses on the intersection of technology and law. At J.P. Morgan, Izu counsels the various global businesses and data scientists of the Corporate and Investment Bank on their data use initiatives, including projects using big data, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Primarily, Izu advises on and oversees projects and negotiates agreements involving the sharing and use of J.P. Morgan’s proprietary information. She opines on and helps to implement the legal strategies and processes for sound data use and sharing practices and artificial intelligence initiatives.