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  • Feldman, Jeffrey D. 200x200 Feldman, Jeff

    Trailblazer | Partner and Co-Founder

    Jeff maintains an active trial and appellate practice, focusing on complex civil and criminal matters.
  • Feng-200 Feng, Li

    Finnegan | Partner

    Dr. Feng practices patent litigation before U.S. district courts, post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent prosecution, opinions and counseling, and due diligence.
  • Ferraro, Matthew

    Crowell & Moring | Partner

    Matthew F. Ferraro is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, where he helps clients address complex regulatory matters at the intersection of advanced technology, national security, and crisis management. He advises leading organizations on high-impact matters related to artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, cyberattacks, domestic and international privacy compliance, internal investigations, foreign direct investment reviews, and high-stakes crises.
  • Ferrill, elizabeth square200 Ferrill, Elizabeth D.

    Finnegan | Partner

    Elizabeth Ferrill is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Finnegan LLP. Elizabeth counsels clients who hold design patents as well as those accused of infringement. She has prosecuted families of design patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), directed prosecution in foreign countries, and argued appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). She also litigates design patent matters at the U.S. district court level that include trade dress claims.
  • Fiacco, Barbara A.

    Foley Hoag, LLP | Partner

    Barbara Fiacco is a Partner, co-chair of the Intellectual Property Department and co-chair of the Patent, Trade Secrets, and Related Rights Litigation Practice at Foley Hoag LLP.
  • Finell, Judith

    Judith Finell MusicServices | Musicologist

    Judith Finell is a musicologist and the president of Judith Finell MusicServices Inc., a music consulting firm in New York and Los Angeles, founded 25 years ago in New York. Since then, she has served as consultant and expert witness involving music copyright infringement, advised on artist career and project development, and a wide variety of music industry topics. Recently, Ms. Finell was honored to be the 2018 commencement speaker at UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music. She was also interviewed by NBC/Universal for a 2018 documentary entitled “The Universality of Music,” in which she discussed the ways in which she sees music as being an international language that can bridge cultural barriers that spoken language does not.
  • Fink, Benjamin

    Berman Fink Van Horn, P.C. | President & Shareholder

    Benjamin Fink is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia. With more than 30 years of experience, Benjamin has built a national litigation practice representing both defendants and plaintiffs in complex, high-stakes litigation involving noncompete, trade secret, and competition-related disputes. Benjamin regularly appears in U.S. state and federal courts and arbitrations nationwide, where he has successfully tried cases, defended and obtained injunctions, prevailed on numerous motions, and obtained favorable settlements.
  • Fink, Karl

    Nixon Peabody | Senior Counsel

    Karl Fink works with clients in various intellectual property litigation, patent litigation, and IP protection matters. He routinely litigates cases regarding an extensive range of technologies.
  • Fink, Katie

    Banner & Witcoff | Attorney

    Recognized as one of Chicago’s most notable women lawyers, Katie represents clients in litigation and provides counseling on a broad range of issues involving patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights and trade secrets. Katie has significant experience managing and litigating intellectual property matters. Knowledgeable in all aspects of litigation from discovery and motion practice to trial and appeal, she has successfully achieved her clients’ business goals in enforcing intellectual property rights and defending against infringement allegations.
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    McKool Smith | Associate

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

    Potter Clarkson | Attorney

    Peter works with a long and growing list of European start-up companies, advising them on how to develop their IP strategies in a way that will build and support exit value.
  • Fischer, Michael

    Forresters IP LLP | Partner

    Michael Fischer is a Partner at Forresters IP LLP, a European Patent Attorney, a European Trade Mark Attorney, and a German Patent Attorney located in Munich, Germany. As both a European and German Patent Attorney, Michael is often involved in prosecution and oppositions at both the European Patent Office and German Patent and Trade Mark Office. He also has experience in appeal proceedings and is skilled in drafting patent applications. He is also extremely well-versed in German utility model law, particularly branching off utility models from European patent, PCT and German patent applications, and utility model cancellation proceedings.
  • Fischer, Ury 200 Fischer, Ury

    Lott & Fischer, PL | Founding Partner

    Ury Fischer is a founding partner of Lott & Fischer. Mr. Fischer dedicates his practice to patent and trademark procurement and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Fischer’s patent procurement practice concentrates in the areas of mechanical and electrical arts, software and business methods. Mr. Fischer has represented a diverse group of U.S. and foreign-based clients in patent, trademark, copyright and computer law litigation matters.
  • Fishel, Erica

    GTC Law Group | Counsel

    Erica A. Fishel, Ph.D., J.D. is Counsel at GTC Law Group, where she advises clients on patent prosecution, portfolio development, and intellectual property strategy, with a particular focus on life sciences and biotechnology. A registered patent attorney and molecular biologist, Erica works with universities, research institutions, emerging companies, and other innovators to develop patent strategies that align scientific innovation with long-term commercial objectives.
  • Fisher, William "Skip"

    Potomac Law Group | Partner

    William (Skip) Fisher is a Partner in Potomac Law Group’s Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Technology and IP Transactions practices. His practice focuses on strategic counselling, high-stakes litigation, and complex licensing in all areas of intellectual property, and he has a niche practice in Chinese intellectual property law, practice, and procedure.
  • Fitch, Elizabeth S.

    Righi Fitch Law Group | Attorney

    Elizabeth S. Fitch is a founding member of Righi Fitch Law Group.
  • Flores, Fernanda

    American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) | Director of Business Development and ADR Services

    Fernanda Flores is Director of Business Development and ADR Services at the American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR), based in the Los Angeles Regional Office. She is also part of the AAA’s National Technology Practice.
  • Fluhr, Michael

    DLA Piper | Of Counsel

    Michael Fluhr counsels and defends companies in a wide variety of complex, commercial disputes. Michael focuses his practice on the financial sector, including the blockchain and digital asset space, where he advises and defends exchanges, issuers, NFT platforms and creators, and related companies. Sought-after for his deep understanding of the space and technology, Michael has been quoted in media and regularly publishes and speaks about issues germane to blockchain and digital assets, including securities analysis, intellectual property rights, and regulation of the NFT space.
  • Fonteles Cabral, Filipe

    Dannemann Siemsen | Partner

    Filipe Fonteles Cabral is a Brazilian attorney and partner at Dannemann Siemsen, a leading intellectual property firm in Latin America. He holds a PhD in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and is the author of the book Artificial Intelligence and Patents: Foundations, Inventorship and the Theory of Entrepreneurship (2025). With 30 years of practice, he focuses on intellectual property and technology laws.
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    Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Principal

    Brad Forrest is a Principal at Schwegman and is also General Counsel and Chairman. Brad drafts and prosecutes patent applications over a diverse range of high technology, from nanotech and electrical to complex software algorithms, semiconductors, and computer architecture in addition to provide strategic advice regarding patent strategies and opinion work.