Board of Directors
Officers 2026-2027
President
Arthēa
President-Elect
Mertzel Law PLLC
1204 Broadway FL 4
New York, NY 10001
W. Todd Baker
First Vice President
Kirkland & Ellis
1301 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC 20004-1701
Second Vice President
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Secretary
Stephanie J. Bald
Treasurer
Kelly IP
1300 19th ST NW Ste 420
Washington, DC 20036-1600
Immediate Past President
Barley Snyder
Two Great Valley Parkway, Suite 110
Malvern, PA 19355-1319
Members of the Board of Directors
(Term expires October 2027)
Brad Y. Chin
Duane Morris LLP
901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 700 EastWashington, DC 20001-4795
Lauren Emerson
Leason Ellis LLP
38 Deer Track LN
Goldens Bridge, NY 10526-1207
Christopher V. Carani
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Rachel Kahler
Carlson Caspers
255 South 6th Street, Suite 4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Term expires October 2028)
Michael Atlass
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714
Sarah Knight
Talem IP Law
1204 NW 69th Ter
Gainesville, FL 32605-3158
John Salazar
Gray Ice Higdon
3939 Shelbyville RD Ste 201
Louisville, KY 40207-3103
Richard Stockton
Banner Witcoff
3443 N Bell Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-6001
(Term expires October 2029)
Sean Garrison
Bacal & Garrison Law Group
6991 E Camelback RoadSuite D-102Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Debora Plehn-Dujowich
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
50 S 16th ST22nd FloorPhiladelphia, PA 19102
Scott Pivnick
Alston & Bird, LLP
The Atlantic Building950 F Street, NWWashington, DC 20004
Michael Stewart
Fishman Stewart
800 Tower DR Ste 610Troy, MI 48098