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  • Lee, Roger

    Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney | Shareholder

    Roger H. Lee focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on inter partes matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has extensive experience before the PTAB and has successfully represented petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.
  • Lee Stephen Lee, Stephen

    Target | Chief IP Counsel

    Stephen Lee has been with Target for nearly 15 years, where his practice has covered the entire spectrum of I.P. matters, as he had been responsible for all trademark, copyright and patent work. Particularly rewarding is the fact that his team provides legal services and advice to practically every business team within Target and has touched almost every one of Target’s key strategic initiatives. He manages a team of 19 high-functioning I.P. professionals, and he has first-hand experience leading his team through the ups and downs of the retail landscape transformation.
  • Lee, Wan Chieh (Jenny)

    Haug Partners | Partner

    Wan Chieh (Jenny) Lee is a partner in the New York office of Haug Partners. Her practice focuses on strategic counseling, procurement of worldwide patent rights, due diligence, freedom to operate, and intellectual property transactions. She routinely advises clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries regarding patentability, validity, freedom-to-operate, and regulatory exclusivity. Jenny develops and executes patent procurement strategies that are aligned with clients’ immediate and long-term business goals. She leverages her strong ability to digest complex technical information with her experience in both patent procurement and litigation to provide clients with valuable transactional insights.
  • Leeds, James

    Eli Lilly and Company | Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel

    Jamie Leeds is a Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel – Hatch Waxman Litigation at Eli Lilly and Company. Jamie graduated, magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law in 1992 and was admitted to the Indiana State Bar. Jamie is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  • Leibovitch, David

    Counsel | Robinson & Cole LLP

    David W. Leibovitch focuses his practice on the prosecution of utility and design patent applications, freedom-to-operate and invalidity opinions, post-grant proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and District Court patent litigation. David assists Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized enterprises, small businesses and micro-entities with a range of patent matters. He also conducts intellectual property due diligence investigations to assist with mergers and acquisitions.
  • Leinberg, Gunnar

    Troutman Pepper Locke | Partner

    Gunnar Leinberg is regularly involved with overseeing the development, management, licensing, enforcement, and defense of intellectual property (IP) portfolios for clients. This work includes IP litigation and post-grant administrative proceedings, including inter partes reviews, ex parte reexaminations, reissues, supplemental examinations, and pre-issuance submissions. He also routinely counsels and assists clients with noninfringement and invalidity opinions, due diligence, licensing, and other related transactional matters. Gunnar's technology experience includes work in the software, AI, data communications, electronics, optics, robotics, automation, medical devices, and other industry spaces. He can be reached at gunnar.leinberg@troutman.com.
  • Leitao-Johnson, Barbara

    Corsearch

    Bárbara Leitão is an attorney-at-law (Universidade Federal Fluminense) currently taking up post-graduate degree courses on Intellectual Property Law at PUC-Rio and Civil Procedure Law at Universidade Cândido Mendes. Her practice is focused on consultation and litigation involving trademarks, patents, copyright and unfair competition. Bárbara is also collaborator member at the Fashion Law Committee at the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ)
  • Leonard, Mandy

    Triathlon Coach

    Mandy is a USAT Level 1 Triathlon Coach, Certified IRONMAN Coach and Certified McMillan running coach. She has completed half Ironmans, full Ironmans, several marathons, and over 30 half marathons. She is very active in the triathlon and open water swimming communities in San Diego, and prides herself on being a lifetime learner. She is passionate about helping all levels of athletes reach their goals in sport. Originally from Indiana, she now lives in San Diego with her husband, two daughters and 3 dogs. She is also a licensed psychotherapist and this skill set lends itself well to coaching athletes. She stays on top of the latest research in the field and pushes her athletes outside their comfort zones, while remembering they have lives outside of their sports. Sport should ultimately enhance our lives and wellbeing.
  • Lester, Elizabeth

    Equifax | Assistant General Counsel

    Elizabeth Lester is Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Equifax, where she is responsible for managing the domestic and international IP portfolio and ensuring that the IP strategy is aligned with business strategies. Prior to Equifax, Elizabeth worked for nearly a decade in private practice focusing on patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio management, and IP issues in business transactions.
  • Levine, Aaron M.

    Polsinelli | Shareholder

    Aaron M. Levine has a depth of experience representing parties in Technology Transfer transactions including to university and industry sponsored research and licensing, intellectual property and technology focused components of mergers and acquisitions, and the licensing of large patent and technology portfolios to industry. Aaron’s clients range from large research universities and Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and individual inventors.
  • Lewis I.D., Jeffrey

    Foley Hoag | Partner

    Jeffrey I. D. Lewis is a partner at Foley Hoag, resident in the firm’s New York office, and an AIPLA Past President. A chemical engineer and registered patent attorney, Jeff concentrates on patent and trademark litigation, counseling and licensing, as well as other intellectual property and general litigation. He regularly represents plaintiffs as well as defendants – both at trial and on appeal – in a range of technology-related sectors with a focus on pharmaceuticals, chemicals, mechanical/medical-device, biotechnology and life sciences. He also has represented pharmaceutical innovators in numerous Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) patent litigations. Jeff has appeared in several dozen cases before the U.S. federal district courts, and has argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  • Lewis, John 200 Lewis, Jr., John

    Shook, Hardy & Bacon | Partner

    John Lewis Jr. is a Partner and Trial Attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon out of its Atlanta, Georgia office. John serves as the Chair of the Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Fiduciary Practice Group, and as the Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.
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    Finnegan Henderson | Law Clerk

    Co-authored dozens of articles about U.S. patent law including extensive writing on U.S. patent law, planning and executing effective patent prosecution, conducting due diligence assessments; Skilled Law Clerk at intellectual property law firm Finnegan in chemical practice group for over 25 years;
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    Polsinelli | Shareholder

    A registered patent attorney and former senior patent examiner, Angel approaches prosecution with a personal, creative, and effective approach that is informed by extensive experience in the arts.
  • Lezama, Mark

    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Mark Lezama focuses on trials and appeals in patent disputes. A partner at Knobbe Martens, he represents patent owners and accused infringers alike, in jurisdictions all across the country. Mark takes a holistic approach to litigation, complementing courtroom successes with out-of-court strategies for his clients, including challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and negotiating often complex and creative licenses.
  • Li, Binxin

    FenXun | Partner

    Mr. Li heads China patent team and supports his clients’ business operations and commercial growth in China and overseas, delivering practical and comprehensive solutions to utilize his clients’ IP assets as well as advising on the prevention of potential legal risks. He advises multinational and domestic companies in pharmaceutical, chemical, mechanical, telecommunication and entertainment industries on complex IP issues related to IP enforcement, IP filing, IP portfolio management and technology transfers.
  • Li, Shui

    Microsoft | Corporate Counsel

    In her role as Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, Shui advises the Cloud + AI division (Azure) on areas including M&A, strategic partnerships, data privacy, cyber security, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property. Shui also serves on the Venture Center Business Advisory Group at the University of Minnesota, which helps entrepreneurs to vet new ideas and assists with technology commercialization.
  • Li, Yiqiang

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Partner

    Yiqiang "Lee" Li is one of the very few dually qualified Chinese lawyers who returned to China in the mid-1990s to help international firms build up their China practices, dealing with cross-border investment, IP licensing, FCPA, cybersecurity, data privacy and other compliance-related matters.
  • Lichter, Robert

    SharkNinja | Associate General Counsel

    With over a decade of expertise in intellectual property, Robert Lichter brings a wealth of experience to his role as Associate General Counsel, Global IP at SharkNinja. His diverse background includes serving as a patent examiner and practicing in a Boston law firm, as well as his current in-house position. In private practice, Rob specialized in the prosecution of both utility and design patents for consumer products, blending technical knowledge with strategic insight. He is a passionate advocate who enjoys discussing design patent issues.
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    Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC | Founding Member

    Rochelle Lieberman, also known as Rocky, is a founding member of the law firm of Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC. Rocky is a registered patent attorney with 30 years of experience in the field, including both private practice and as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Rocky’s practice is directed at patent searching, opinions, preparation, and prosecution, representing clients in the technical areas of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and computer science, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.