2020 AIPLA Spring Meeting Speakers

Baker Botts | Senior Associate

Julie Albert's practice centers on branding, advertising and copyright law, ranging from intellectual property litigation to counseling on trademark and copyright law, design patents, trade secrets, gray market and counterfeiting issues, trade dress, domain name disputes, social media and advertising.

Baird, Steve

Greenberg Traurig LLP | Shareholder

Steve provides strategic guidance on trademark usage and clearance, branding strategies, domestic and worldwide portfolio management, litigation and enforcement, internet domain name and trademark disputes, licensing, and prosecution.

Bamiagis, Alex

United States Customs and Border Protection | Attorney-Advisor

Alex Bamiagis, Esq. has been an Attorney-Advisor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since 2008.

Boundy, David

Proper Orange, LLC | Affiliate

Engineer and nationally-ranked IP and administrative lawyer. Defends small inventors against patent trolls

Cao, Wen

Shanghai Office of NTD | Senior Partner

Ms. Cao serves as the principal of NTD Shanghai Office.

Chapple, Scott

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Head of Pharmaceutical Patents

Clark, Terry

Bass Berry & Sims, PLC | Member

For almost 30 years, Terry Clark has counseled technology companies on intellectual property related matters including patent portfolio development, strategic planning and IP protection through litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Connors, Michele

Cirrus Logic, Inc. | Assistant General Counsel

Fink, Rudy

McKool Smith | Associate

Rudolph “Rudy” Fink IV is an associate in McKool Smith's Dallas office.

Freeman, Justin

Winstead, PC | Of Counsel

Justin Freeman is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Securities/M&A Practice Group.

Gallagher, Patrick C.

Duane Morris, LLP | Partner

Patrick C. Gallagher, Ph.D., chairs the Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals Litigation and Regulatory group of Duane Morris' global Intellectual Property practice and serves as a team lead for the Life Sciences and Medical Technologies industry group.

Galli, Nicole

Law Offices of N.D. Galli LLC | Founder

Nicole D. Galli focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including all forms of intellectual property (IP) litigation, and IP counseling, especially regarding trade secret protection.

Gill, Adam

GLS Capital | Managing Director

Adam Gill is a founder and Managing Director at GLS Capital and leads patent-related investments.

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.

Greenspoon, Robert

Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC | Founding Member

Robert Greenspoon is a founding member of Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC.

Grossman, Andrew M.

Baker Hostetler | Partner

Andrew Grossman is co-leader of the firm's national appellate practice.

Harris, Jonathan

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP | Partner

A patent trial lawyer with over two decades of experience, Jonathan Harris focuses his practice on patent litigation and contested Patent Office proceedings.

Heres, Rafael

Legarreta y Asociados, SC | Partner

Rafael Heres is a qualified lawyer in Mexico, specialized in intellectual property and corporate law.

Jalali, Laleh

Alliance IP, LLC | Patent Attorney

Laleh Jalali has over 25 years of experience as a U.S. patent attorney, including patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, patent analysis in the context of offensive and defensive patent assertions, patent pageants and patent licensing negotiations.

Kallay, Dina

Ericsson, Inc. | Head of Antitrust

A global antitrust lawyer, with unique international antitrust experience, including agency experience from both the U.S. (FTC) and E.U (DG COMP) and extensive work on Asia-Pacific competition issues.

Khanduri, Pratibha

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox | Associate

Pratibha Khanduri, Ph.D., is an associate in Sterne Kessler’s Biotechnology & Chemical Practice group.

Kitch, Paul

Greer Burns & Crain | Partner

Paul R. Kitch is a partner with Greer, Burns & Crain in Chicago with significant experience in IP prosecution, litigation, and client counseling.

Kronengold, Steve

SRK Law Offices | Team Leader

With over 25 years of experience, Steve Kronengold, our team leader, advises clients regarding a broad range of business law issues.

Luo, Juhua

CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office

Mr. Luo's practice focuses mainly on prosecution of patent.

Lyon, John

Thomas Horstemeyer, LLP | Partner

John’s practice areas at Thomas | Horstemeyer include electrical/computer patent prosecution, litigation, and open source software licensing.

Martin Ph.D., Alice O.

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP | Partner

Dr. Alice Martin advises on domestic and international patent prosecution and litigation opinions.

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.

McDade, Allison

7-Eleven, Inc. | Senior Trademark Counsel

McKeown, Scott A.

Ropes & Gray LLP | Partner

Scott McKeown is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s intellectual property litigation practice and chair of the firm’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) group.

Modi, Naveen

Paul Hastings, LLP | Partner, Litigation Department

Naveen Modi is the Global Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property group at Paul Hastings, overseeing the firm’s Global Intellectual Property group consisting of more than 100 attorneys.

Nealey, Tara

Polsinelli, PC | Shareholder, Practice Chair

Dr. Tara Nealey is a member of the Science and Technology practice group, with a background in academic physiology research. She focuses on advising clients with intellectual property questions related to life science technologies.

Okuno, Akihiko

SK IP Law Firm | Managing Partner

Palmer, David

University of Texas at Austin | Program Director, Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions

DAVID J. PALMER is the program director for intellectual property and technology transactions at the Office of Technology Commercialization, or OTC, at the University of Texas at Austin

Perumal, Karthika

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | Partner

Karthika’s practice involves all aspects of technology law with an emphasis on the protection, acquisition, and monetization of intellectual property.

Peschel, Leisa T.

Jackson Walker | Partner

Leisa Talbert Peschel is both an intellectual property trial lawyer and counselor.

Pizarro, Derrick A.

Pizarro Allen, PC | Shareholder, Registered Patent Attorney

Derrick A. Pizarro focuses his law practice on intellectual property and technology issues. For nearly two decades, he has assisted clients in buying, selling, developing and licensing software, hardware and related services.

Rosenblatt, Paul S.

Butler Snow, LLP | Attorney

Paul Rosenblatt assists in leading the national expert team in the pelvic mesh litigation and has selected and developed experts, taken and defended expert witness depositions, and prepared experts for trials.

Runsten, Melissa B.

Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP | Associate

Melissa Runsten is a corporate associate and a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Group.

Shead, Jim

CommScope | Lead Counsel

Jim Shead is the Lead Counsel at CommScope where he is responsible for providing legal support directly to the General Counsel and to all departments, primarily in the area of litigation support and management.

Sloane, Wendi

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, LLP | Partner

Wendi concentrates her practice on intellectual property law and complex commercial litigation.

Srinivasan, Kalpana

Susman Godfrey, LLP | Partner

Ms. Srinivasan tries high-stakes cases for plaintiffs and defendants in courtrooms across the country.

Stadheim, Theresa

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. | Principal

Theresa Stadheim is a registered patent attorney at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner.

Stein, James

Lee & Hayes | Patent Attorney/Partner

With nearly 15 years of experience, James has a diverse practice spanning all areas of patents, including post-grant proceedings (e.g., inter partes review and reexamination), strategic counseling, prosecution, litigation, and transactions.

Sujek, Angela

Honigman | Partner

Angela Sujek is an experienced intellectual property attorney focusing her practice on trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution, and enforcement; advertising and marketing; licensing; and corporate transactions involving intellectual property assets.

Swint, Kate

Pirkey Barber, PLLC | Associate

Kate is an associate at Pirkey Barber PLLC in Austin, where her practice focuses on trademark and copyright law.

Tribble, Max L.

Susman Godfrey, LLP | Partner

Max Tribble, a permanent member of Susman Godfrey’s Executive Committee, is well-recognized as one of the premier trial lawyers in America.

Verma, Divyendu

Krishna & Saurastri Associates, LLP | Managing Associate

Mr. Divyendu Verma is an Advocate and Patent & Trademark attorney with over 10 years of experience.

Wuamett, Jennifer B.

NXP Semiconductors | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

A senior executive with over twenty years of international business and leadership experience, Ms. Wuamett has been a member of executive management teams and an advisor to CEOs and boards of directors of global, publicly traded, high technology companies.

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.