Closing Plenary Session

May 8, 2020 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Mid-Year in Review
Moderator:
TBD

Trademarks
Purvi Patel Albers, Haynes Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX

Patents
Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX

Trade Secrets
Rudy Fink, McKool Smith, Dallas, TX

Copyrights
Naomi Gray, Shades of Gray Law Group, PC, Mill Valley, CA

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ethics: Show Me the Money! Balancing Fixed Fee, Contingency and Hourly Arrangements to Ensure Quality and Efficiency and Still Meet Your Ethical Duties
James M. McCormack, Law Offices of James M. McCormack, Austin, TX
Chris Larus, Robins Kaplan, LLP, Minneapolis, MN

Speakers

  • Fink Photo Fink, Rudy

    McKool Smith | Associate

    Rudolph “Rudy” Fink IV is an associate in McKool Smith's Dallas office.
  • Gray Photo copy Gray, Naomi Jane

    Shades of Gray Law Group, PC | Principal

    Naomi Jane Gray is a principal in the law firm Shades of Gray Law Group, PC.
  • Larus Photo Larus, Christopher

    Robins Kaplan, LLP | Partner

    For more than 25 years, Chris has helped his clients protect their intellectual property rights. He tries complex patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and licensing cases. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in courts throughout the country, and in both national and international arbitration.
  • McCormack, James square200 McCormack, James M.

    Law Offices of James M. McCormack | Founder

    Mr. McCormack is the former General Counsel and Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas (1991-1996) and a former Managing Attorney of the Civil Litigation Section of the Travis County Attorney’s Office in Austin, Texas.
  • Vishnubhakat Photo Vishnubhakat, Saurabh

    Texas A&M University School of Law | Professor of Law

    Saurabh Vishnubhakat writes and teaches on intellectual property law, civil procedure, and administrative law, particularly from an empirical perspective.