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  • Dinh, Phong

    Microsoft | Senior Counsel - Corporate, External & Legal Affairs

    Phong Dinh is a Senior Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, where he leads a patent team supporting Microsoft’s Cloud and AI business, including patent portfolio development, IP counseling, M&A transactions, IP licensing, open source usage, and strategic partnerships. He further provides IP counseling and drives the company’s patent and trade secret strategies for Azure AI, which includes Microsoft Speech, Vision, Language, and Decision services. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Dinh was a Senior Associate at Goodwin Procter, where he specialized in patent prosecution and IP litigation before US district courts, the Patent Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  • Dixon, Deborah

    Los Angeles Chargers | General Counsel

    Deborah Dixon is the General Counsel for the Los Angeles Chargers and is responsible for managing and preparing strategy with litigation counsel, as well as addressing internal Club issues and policies and serving as a liaison to the League on legal matters. Deborah has been a litigator in state and federal courts for 15 years, including being named lead counsel in coordinated federal actions and class actions. Deborah has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2016, as well as Top 50 Super Lawyer and Top 25 Super Lawyer for 2021 and 2022. Deborah is a graduate from California Western School of Law, obtaining a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Dixon, Terry

    GlaxoSmithKline | Assistant General Counsel

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  • Dougherty, Elizabeth

    USPTO | Eastern Regional Outreach Director

    As the Eastern Regional Outreach Director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Elizabeth Dougherty carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the USPTO's East Coast stakeholder engagement. Focusing on the region and actively engaging with the community, Ms. Dougherty ensures the USPTO's initiatives and programs are tailored to the region's unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders.
  • drabnis_mary_thumb Drabnis, Mary

    Phelps Dunbar LLP | Attorney

    Mary Drabnis is an attorney at Phelps Dunbar LLP. She has been drafting and filing patent applications on a variety of different subjects, primarily on chemical inventions, for more than 20 years. Mary worked as a technical consultant and then as a Patent Agent before attending law school. Ms. Drabnis received her J.D. from Louisiana State University. She earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California, and her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
  • Drake-Gillian200 Drake, Gillian

    Acting for Lawyers | Founder & President

    Gillian Drake is a nationally recognized expert on the courtroom behavior of witnesses, lawyers, and juries. She has consulted on hundreds of cases since 1985—many of them high-profile and diverse: from spies to priests accused of sexual abuse, from high-level government officials accused of corruption to financial and tax-services executives prosecuted by the federal government, from custody battles to malpractice suits. Ms. Drake is a member in good standing of the American Society for Trial Consultants.
  • Drapkin, Michael

    Holland & Hart | Partner

    Michael counsels some of the world’s most innovative technology companies in protecting their intellectual property, guiding them in the strategic development and management of their patent portfolios. He makes great efforts to know each client’s business, their technology, and their strategic objectives, and uses this knowledge to shape his advice. Much of Michael’s national practice is concentrated within the electronics and computer fields, with an emphasis on wireless communications, semiconductors, software, and complex medical devices. He also has extensive experience with standards-essential patents.
  • drayton-joe-square Drayton, Joseph

    Cooley LLP | Partner

    Joseph Drayton is a first chair trial lawyer who has represented the nation’s largest enterprises in competitive and strategic litigation involving varied forms of technology. Joe’s mission as a lawyer is to find solutions to issues and disputes plaguing clients. Joe's practice background includes a broad range of intellectual property and complex commercial matters.
  • D'Souza, Roy

    SongVest Records, Inc. | President

    Roy D'Souza is President of SongVest Records, Inc. (d/b/a SVR), a crowdfunded record label, and he is also a business advisor to SongVest, Inc., a platform that democratizes fan investment in music royalties. He is the Co-Founder of Venndigm LLC, an intellectual property consulting firm focused on transaction due diligence and valuation, capital markets activities, and monetization. Previously, Roy led the Valuation and Strategy practices for Ocean Tomo, LLC, a Chicago-based IP consulting firm, and the Corporate Valuation Services practice for AccuVal Associates. He also spent a material portion of his career at KPMG LLP, where he had leadership roles in tax, valuation, and IP Consulting. Roy serves as the Board President for the Chicago West Community Music Center, a non-profit organization that provides music education, performance, community support, and cultural exchange opportunities to the children and families of Chicago's west side.
  • Jaoquin-Duato-100 Duato, Joaquin

    Johnson & Johnson | Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee

    Joaquin Duato is a globally experienced, values-driven healthcare business leader and currently Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson, the world’s premier healthcare company.
  • Dubose, Kevin

    Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP | Partner

    Kevin Dubose is an appellate lawyer in Houston, and a founding partner of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP. He is a former Chair of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, former Chair of the Appellate Section of the Houston Bar Association, and a Past President of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. 
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    Essentiality Check | Managing Director

    Dennis J. Duncan is the Managing Director of Essentiality Check. Prior to this he was a Senior Patent Counsel at Dolby Laboratories where he manages a global patent portfolio. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories, Dennis was an associate with the intellectual property firm of Scully Scott Murphy & Presser. He has also worked as a sole practitioner and in other IP boutiques.
  • Duong, Vi

    Adswerve | VP of Legal

    Vi currently VP of Legal at Adswerve, a data, analytics, and media consultancy. She began her legal career at Invention Law Group and Intellectual Ventures, where she focused on negotiating research and development contracts, intellectual property licenses, and joint venture agreements. Vi describes herself as a startup attorney with a diverse background that ranges from negotiating complex transactions to IP to advising executives on legal operations and strategies.
  • Gregory-Durbin-100 Durbin, Gregory P.

    Polsinelli | Shareholder

    Greg’s practice involves the full spectrum of patent matters. At its core, however, is patent portfolio management — preparing, filing, and prosecuting strategic patents, both in the United States and internationally.
  • Durie_Daralyn_Photo_200 Durie, Daralyn

    Durie Tangri | Partner

    “There are few trial lawyers in the exclusive world of Silicon Valley high-tech circles as trusted as Daralyn Durie,” says Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Daralyn has been selected by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top 20 trial lawyers in California and one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the United States, Chambers & Partners as one of the top 6 patent litigators in California, Superlawyers as one of the top 10 lawyers in Northern California, the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 lawyers and one of the top 75 intellectual property lawyers in California, and by Law360 as an Icon of IP and MVP.
  • Durkin, Tracy-Gene 200 Durkin, Tracy-Gene G.

    Sterne Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC | Director

    Tracy-Gene G. Durkin is the practice leader of Sterne Kessler’s Mechanical & Design Practice Group and a member of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice. Tracy has a well-earned reputation for excellence in design patent law. Tracy was named one of the "Top Ten Legal Innovators in North America” by Financial Times in 2018, and she has been ranked by Chambers & Partners' as a "recognized practitioners" in the "IP Patent Prosecution, District of Columbia category," since 2017.
  • Jeffrey Dyess Dyess, Jeff

    Bradley Arent | Partner

    Jeff Dyess is a litigation partner with over two decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of intellectual property, competitive practice, trade secret and complex commercial disputes.
  • Eastley-Sherri-200 Eastley, Sherri

    Pirkey Barber PLLC | Member

    Sherri Eastley is a Member at Pirkey Barber PLLC in Austin, Texas, and practices trademark and copyright law with a focus on drafting and negotiating a broad range of sponsorship and endorsement agreements, co-branding agreements, manufacturing, licensing, professional athlete ambassador agreements, and cause marketing agreements.
  • Eber, Michelle

    West U Capital | Managing Director

    Michelle is currently Managing Director at West U Capital. Previously she was at Validity Finance where she was responsible for their patent matters, including evaluating new cases for investment and managing funded cases. Michelle brings more than ten years of patent and trade secret litigation experience to West U Capital, including significant courtroom experience. Prior to this, Michelle was special counsel at Baker Botts, where she represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the energy and technology sectors in high-stakes IP cases.