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  • Christopher V. Carani Carani, Christopher V.

    McAndrews, Held & Malloy | Shareholder

    Chris has extensive experience litigating design patent cases, including representations before U.S. district courts, the Federal Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court and the ITC. In 2015, IAM Magazine included Chris in its IAM Patent 1000 referring to him as one of the U.S.’s “pre-eminent design law experts.” In the 2016, IAM Magazine noted that he “is one of the nation’s top design patent specialists.”
  • Carlson, Sonja

    Microsoft | Senior Corporate Counsel

    onja Carlson is Senior Corporate Counsel supporting Microsoft’s Cloud + AI engineering groups, and Co-Chair of the Women’s Employee Resource Group (400+ membership) for Microsoft’s legal group. She is lead counsel for the Dynamics 365 Customer Service group and the Project “Sophia” engineering group (focused on generative AI innovation), advising on a range of cutting-edge technologies and issues, including Artificial Intelligence, data use and privacy, Intellectual Property, and Competition Law.
  • Carpenter, Megan

    UNH Franlin Pierce Law School | Law School Dean

    Megan M. Carpenter is dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Dean Carpenter is an internationally known expert in intellectual property, with particular interests in entrepreneurship, branding, and the arts. Prior to joining UNH Law, Dean Carpenter was founder and co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, where she also served as Professor of Law and Faculty Director of three intellectual property and entrepreneurship-related clinical programs.
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    American University Washington College of Law | Professor of Law

    Michael W. Carroll is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (2009 – present). He teaches and writes about intellectual property law and cyberlaw. Professor Carroll's research focuses on the search for balance in intellectual property law over time in the face of challenges posed by new technologies. His research includes projects about the social costs imposed by one-size-fits-all intellectual property rights and about the history of copyright in music.
  • Cartwright, Karishma Jiva

    Pierce Atwood | Associate

    Karishma Cartwright focuses her practice on drafting and prosecuting software-based patent applications, including machine-learning algorithms and AI systems, for large and small corporations, startups, and universities. She also has experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions for the following technology areas: business methods, financial methods, network communications, electronics, medical devices, and mechanical systems.
  • Cary, Judson

    CableLabs | Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

    Judson Cary is Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at CableLabs, a non-profit research and development organization owned by the global cable industry. He also serves as General Counsel of the Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), the ANSI-accredited standards body for the cable industry.
  • cassell, Justin-Square Cassell, Justin

    Workman Nydegger | Shareholder

    Justin counsels clients on patent procurement, intellectual property due diligence, validity and infringement, strategic international IP protection, post-grant proceedings, and preliminary patent enforcement and defense actions.
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    Workman Nydegger | Shareholder

    Justin counsels clients on patent procurement, intellectual property due diligence, validity and infringement, strategic international IP protection, post-grant proceedings, and preliminary patent enforcement and defense actions.
  • Jie Chai Chai, Jie

    Tian Yuan Law Firm | Partner

    Mr. Chai’s practice covers a wide range of outbound and inbound transactions, including FDI, ODI, cross-border M&A and financing matters, and he has extensive experience in legal service for investment and development as well as construction of major power, mining, natural resources, and a wide range of industries.
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    Paul Hastings | Global Co-Chair, IP Practice

    Yar R. Chaikovsky is Global Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Palo Alto office. He oversees the firm’s 100-plus lawyer IP practice. Mr. Chaikovsky serves as lead trial counsel for some of the most preeminent global technology companies in their most important matters, litigating in district courts and at the ITC in technology fields as diverse as networking and broadband infrastructure; semiconductors; LEDs; wireless communication standards such as Bluetooth, CDMA, SMS, and WiFi; video compression; navigation systems; software; hardware; consumer electronics; analog devices; and medical devices.
  • Trevor J. Chaplick Chaplick, Trevor J.

    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Shareholder

    Trevor J. Chaplick focuses his practice on representing technology and growth companies, underwriters, private equity firms, and venture capital funds in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, financings, as well as in general corporate and securities law matters.
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    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Head of Pharmaceutical Patents

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    Intel Corporation | Associate General Counsel

    Laurie Charrington is Associate General Counsel and Patent Litigation Team Lead in Intel’s Intellectual Property Legal Group. In this role, Laurie manages significant patent litigation and IP-related threats to Intel, including matters threatening billions of dollars of revenue and where an adverse outcome could materially impact Intel's business. Laurie manages a global portfolio, and leads cases and teams in the US, Germany, Japan, France, Brazil, India, and the Netherlands. In addition to her responsibilities as Associate General Counsel, Laurie co-leads Intel Legal’s Diversity and Inclusion Team and serves on the General Counsel’s Black Leadership Advisory Council.
  • Chatterjee, Neel

    Goodwin Proctor | Partner

    Neel Chatterjee is a partner in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property practice. An internationally recognized technology litigator and trial lawyer, Neel has a proven track record of wins in hard-to-win technology cases. Neel has a passion for representing entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies, even at their earliest stages. His cases often break new ground in undefined areas of the law. Neel has substantial expertise handling disputes related to patents, trade secrets, copyrights, internet law, and complex commercial technology issues. Neel also has a fascination with legal issues in pop culture, science fiction and fantasy.
  • Chen, Sylvia

    Google | Patent Counsel

    As Google Patent Counsel, Sylvia flexes her legal and engineering degrees every day working with teams who develop Pixel phones and firms who draft patent applications for worldwide filing. Prior to joining Google in 2014 and refining their panel of US law firms, Sylvia was a patent attorney at Motorola. Before going in-house, Sylvia worked as an associate attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright).
  • Cheng, May

    Osler | Partner, Intellectual Property

    May is a Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trademark/Copyright), and a senior partner. She has 25 years of experience in advising clients on all aspects of intellectual property protection and enforcement, including branding strategy, acquisition, licensing and anti-counterfeiting. She is regularly involved in a wide variety of IP infringement cases and complex licensing deals.
  • Cheri Caddy

    National Security Agency

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    Leichtman Law | Partner

    Ron, a partner at Leichtman Law, is a seasoned trial attorney. Ron’s practice is dedicated to representing corporations and individuals in complex litigation, particularly those involving government investigations and emerging eCommerce issues. With substantial experience as both a Federal prosecutor and senior State law enforcement official, he regularly defends his clients against investigations and actions commenced by the Department of Justice, the offices of States Attorneys General and professional licensing boards, and committees of the U.S. Congress. With his experience as a Senior Vice President of a Top 50 online retailer and as a litigator of high-stakes civil cases at large law firms in New York and Philadelphia, he regularly counsels businesses in managing disputes and risks, especially in intellectual property and eCommerce matters.
  • Jon Chiodo Chiodo, Jon

    Johnson & Johnson | Senior Patent Counsel

  • Chipouras, Andrew

    Honigman | Patent Attorney

    Andrew Chipouras is a patent attorney practicing in all areas of patent law with a focus on preparing and prosecuting patent applications. In particular, he has experience working with clients to protect inventions inventions and strategically manage patent portfolios in technologies from chemistry and the life sciences to materials science and mechanical/electromechanical technologies. Andrew conducts due diligence on patent portfolios for licensing, acquisition, and investment transactions, prepares freedom-to-operate and invalidity opinions, and supports patent litigation and inter partes review proceedings.