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  • Wylie PicSquare200 Wylie, Courtney

    Faegre Drinker | Attorney Development Manager

    Courtney Wylie is a member of the Learning and Development team at Faegre Drinker. In this position, she oversees all attorney development and training and CLE, focusing on leadership and professionalism topics. She also works with the HR Department in designing and running the firmwide well-being program. Recently, Courtney was elected as an American Bar Foundation Fellow in recognition of her dedication and work to improve the legal profession.
  • Yang, Stephen

    IP March | Managing Partner

    Stephen Yang is a Chinese patent attorney and managing partner of IP March. His practice covers patent drafting, prosecution, invalidation, opinion and litigation in mechanics, electronics, energy and high-tech areas. His IP career began in 1997. In addition to practicing in IP firms in China, he once worked in-house in Canada. Stephen’s technical background is mechanical and industrial engineering. He received double Bachelor’s degrees from Tsinghua University in China and a Master’s degree from University of Toronto in Canada.
  • Yaquinto, Giulio

    Pirkey Barber | Attorney

    Giulio Yaquinto practices trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law. He represents clients in federal courts across the country and at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to policing infringements and developing enforcement strategies. Giulio has experience in all stages of litigation, from the filing of pleadings through trial and appeal. He regularly authors winning briefs in federal district courts, and recently obtained a reversal for a client in a published decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has also obtained favorable judgements for clients in proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and domain-name disputes at the National Arbitration Forum. In addition to litigation, Giulio advises clients on strategies to enforce their rights without resorting to a lawsuit, particularly in the online context.
  • Jonathan W. Yarbrough Jonathan W. Yarbrough

    Constangy | Partner

    Jon’s practice includes providing advice and counsel to employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and wage and hour laws.
  • Yee, Judy

    Microsoft | Assistant General Counsel

    Judy Yee is Assistant General Counsel, IP at Microsoft. Judy has been at Microsoft for 12 years and leads the patent team that supports Microsoft’s Office Apps and Cloud business, including patent portfolio development, risk mitigation, open source usage, M&A transactions, IP licensing, strategic partnerships and industry standards activities. Outside of work, Judy enjoys spending time with her family or in the gym as a founding member of Seattle’s first competitive adult gymnastics team.
  • Young Laurie 200 Young, Laurie

    Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner | IP Attorney

    Laurie Young is an intellectual property attorney with Schwegman, Lundberg and Woessner. Before joining SLW, she was Senior Intellectual Property Counsel Katun Corporation. While at Katun she managed all intellectual property matters, both domestic and foreign. This included managing patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters and any business matters which may relate to intellectual property. Laurie was also Data Privacy Officer for Katun Corporation. When Laurie is not handing intellectual property matters, she loves to bake cookies (even placing at the Minnesota State Fair three times for her cookie entries).
  • Zadra-Symes-square200 Zadra-Symes, Lynda

    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Lynda Zadra-Symes is a litigation partner and co-chair of the firm’s trademark and copyright litigation practice groups.
  • 0 Zalevsky, Marina

    Sughrue Mion PLLC, | Counsel

    Marina Zalevsky is of counsel in the law firm of Sughrue Mion PLLC, in Washington DC, and is a registered patent attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in the patent prosecution. Prior to entering the patent field, Marina, who is a native of Ukraine, had a prolonged and successful career as an Electrical Engineer with Energizer in Cleveland, OH. Today, Marina represents clients in all areas of patent prosecution, in the industries ranging from telecom to automotive. Marina presently serves as a vice-chair of the Patent Law Committee of AIPLA.
  • Zheng, Bin

    Unitalen IP Consulting | Partner

    Bin Zheng has master degrees in both molecular biology and intellectually property law. He joined Unitalen in 2007 and is now heading the life science team of Unitalen. Bin focuses his practice on patent prosecution, civil & administrative litigation and legal opinion in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food science and cosmetics. Client counseling is another important part of Bin’s work. He works closely with companies as IP counsel, leading the in-house patent team and handling every aspect of patent related matters, including developing and managing patent portfolios globally.
  • Zimmerman, Sommer

    Ballard Spahr LLP

    Sommer S. Zimmerman is a member of the Ballard Spahr Patent Group’s Life Sciences team. Her practice focuses on various aspects of patent prosecution, due diligence, and freedom to operate analysis, working primarily with clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, chemical, and food and beverage industries.
  • Zinkl, Gregory

    Genetech | Senior Patent Counsel

    Gregory Zinkl, Ph.D. Greg is a cell biologist and registered patent attorney practicing intellectual property law with an emphasis on large-molecule pharmaceuticals and associated technologies. He currently works for Genentech, Inc., as Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel, where he is a member of the Platforms Team in the Technology Practice Group. His current practice includes patent portfolio management and strategy, patent prosecution, IP counseling, due diligence, and transactional matters. Greg is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the Illinois State Bar and California State Bar (the latter as Registered In-House Counsel (RIHC)).