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In-House Counsel Roundtable - Top of Mind Issues

Speakers

• Calloway, Valerie

  IBM Corporation | Chief Trademark Counsel

  Valerie L. Calloway is Managing IP Law Attorney and Chief Trademark Counsel for IBM. Ms. Calloway leads the global team that legally protects IBM’s brands and manages administrative matters globally for IBM’s IP Law Department. Prior to joining IBM, Ms. Calloway served as Chief IP Counsel for two companies, where she worked at each to maintain, enforce, and continue developing global intellectual property portfolios. During her more than 20 years of practice in the intellectual property profession, Ms. Calloway has worked as both in-house and outside counsel for several Fortune 1000 firms. Prior to attending Law School, Ms. Calloway was employed in manufacturing management.
• McKown, Jeremy K.

  Johnson & Johnson | Global Patent Head

  Jeremy is the Global Patent Head of Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical business, where he manages a global team of attorneys and professionals focused on creating robust patent portfolios and providing strategic counsel to its’ Innovative Medicine companies. In addition, he advises on material R&D transactions and IP litigations, and actively works with external trade associations to ensure we have meaningful IP policies. Previously, he led the R&D Legal team responsible for drafting and negotiating complex agreements for J&J’s Innovative Medicine companies.
• Wagner, Matthew

  PDC Brands | General Counsel

  Matthew Wagner is General Counsel for PDC Brands and has over 20 years of experience in private practice, focused on intellectual property, federal litigation, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Prior to joining the company, Wagner served as a Partner at the Stamford-based law firm Diserio Martin where he chaired the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Additionally, Matt is an active member of AIPLA, AIPPI-US and AIPPI: he served on the AIPLA Board of Directors from 2017-2020, and is past-chair of the Copyright Law Committee, among other things; currently, Matt is Vice Chair of the Special Committee on Legislation for AIPLA, a member of the Steering Committee for AIPPI-US; and a member of the Amicus Briefs Committee for AIPPI. He is an active member of other substantive committees and was elected to the AIPLA Fellows in 2021.
• Kovalcik, Jennifer

  Community Health Systems | Vice President, Technology and Intellectual Property Counsel

  Jennifer is Vice President, Technology & Intellectual Property Counsel for Community Health Systems.
• Batzli, Brian

  Merchant & Gould | Partner & Chairman Emeritus

  Brian Batzli is an intellectual property attorney and partner at Merchant & Gould’s Minneapolis office. He is also now Chairman Emeritus, having led the firm as CEO, Managing Director and Chairman from 2011 to mid-2018. He is also a Past President of AIPLA.