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  • Greene, Rachel

    Greene IP | Founder

    Rachel Greene is the founder of Greene IP, a growing intellectual property transaction firm in Sugar Land, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia. She worked as a process development engineer at BASF for three years, then she earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Houston in 2003.
  • Greenleaf, Kevin

    Dentons US LLP | Counsel

    Kevin is computer engineer with several years of experience in-house and as a senior component design engineer at one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. He has nearly two decades of experience in USPTO post-grant proceedings and currently leads Dentons post-grant team. Kevin has handled 100s of post-grant proceedings at the USPTO, including reexams, interferences, reissues, IPRs, and PGRs. He also counsels clients on patent prosecution, litigation, and transactions.
  • Greenspoon Photo Greenspoon, Robert

    Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC | Founding Member

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

    Sullivan Strickler LLC | Director of Forensics and Disputes

    Greg Freemyer has a broad background in investigative computer forensics and data breach response. He has lead and participated in numerous investigations to determine the nature and scope of computer incidents and any potential data loss.
  • Grimes, Roger200 Grimes, Roger

    KnowBe4 | Data Driven Defense Evangelist

    Roger A. Grimes is the author of 13 books and over 1100 national magazine articles on computer security, specializing in host security and preventing hacker and malware attacks. Roger is a frequent speaker at national computer security conferences and was the weekly security columnist at InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019. He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including, Foundstone, McAfee, and Microsoft. Roger is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media including Newsweek, CNN, NPR, and WSJ. His presentations are fast-paced and filled with useful facts and recommendations.
  • Groombridge-200 Groombridge, Nicholas

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Partner

    Nicholas Groombridge is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP who focuses exclusively on intellectual property litigation matters.
  • Grossman Photo Grossman, Andrew M.

    Baker Hostetler | Partner

    Andrew Grossman is co-leader of the firm's national appellate practice.
  • Grover, Kasie

    Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Paralegal

    Kasie Grover has been a paralegal at Schwegman since 2015, assisting with PCT and USPTO filings. During her time at Schwegman, Kasie’s work has predominantly included working with clients outside of the United States to obtain US patents. She also serves on teams relating to medical devices, mechanical engineering and software.
  • Guetlich, Mark200 Guetlich, Mark

    Global IP Group, PLLC | Founder

    Mark Guetlich is founder of the Global IP Group, PLLC, in Seattle, Washington, functioning as a fractional General Counsel or Chief IP & Licensing Counsel for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that require tailored virtual legal teams, global legal counseling & conflict resolution, and portfolio strategies during acquisitions & bankruptcy. Mr. Guetlich is the former Secretary of the Board of Directors for the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and has served in government and industry positions including Senior Counsel for International Policy and Government Affairs at the USPTO; VP Managing Director of Patents at the SAP AG headquarters in Walldorf, Germany; and Director of International Patents and Licensing for Microsoft in Redmond, Washington.
  • Gureff, Jenae

    Cantor Coburn LLP | Partner in Charge

    Jenae Gureff is the Partner in Charge of the Cantor Colburn Washington, DC office. She has an extensive foreign practice and counsels international clients in regard to U.S. strategy. Her practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and opinion work related to medical devices and other mechanical technologies. Jenae also maintains a widespread design patent practice.
  • Gwin, H Sanders 200 Gwin, H. Sanders

    Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A | Principal

    H. Sanders Gwin, Jr. is a Principal of Shumaker & Sieffert. Sanders specializes in patent preparation/prosecution and patent infringement/validity counseling in the chemical, materials and software fields.
  • Haider, Ameera

    Quarles & Brady, LLP | Associate

    Ameera Haider is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group and focuses her practice on IP-intensive transactions.
  • Hailey, Nick

    Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP | Partner

    Nick Hailey is a partner at Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP, where he represents clients in complex intellectual property litigation involving copyrights, trademarks, and related commercial matters. Nick has argued and tried cases in federal and state courts nationwide. He has successfully represented clients across all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. Nick plays a central role in representing the firm’s clients in numerous high-stakes, cutting-edge cases—including litigation brought by a group of music publishers against a large AI company for mass copyright infringement.
  • Dawn Hall Hall, Dawn

    FTI Consulting | Senior Managing Director

    Dawn Hall is a Senior Managing Director in the Dispute Advisory Services (“DAS”) practice within the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment at FTI Consulting and is the co-leader of the Intellectual Property practice. She is based in New York.
  • Halpenny, Genevieve

    Barclay Damon LLP | Associate

    Genevieve M. Halpenny is an associate at Barclay Damon LLP and uses her PhD in chemistry to advocate for clients who are seeking patents in a variety of chemical, engineering and scientific disciplines. Genevieve has worked with clients to protect their intellectual property rights in matters before federal courts, state courts, and the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Genevieve has also helped clients protect and monetize their technologies through licensing and other deals.
  • Hamidi - 200 Hamidi, Arash

    Bookoff McAndrews PPLC | Patent Attorney

    Arash Hamidi is an Associate Patent Attorney at Bookoff McAndrews where he counsels clients ranging from global corporate entities to new startups on developing domestic and international patent portfolios.
  • Hampton, Phillip200 Hampton, II, Philip G.

    Polsinelli | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Senior Partner

    Mr. Hampton, a multi-faceted IP law practitioner for more than 40 years, focuses on patent and trademark litigation, patent and trademark counseling, trademark prosecution, and licensing and merchandising agreements based on patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights as well as transactions related to the transfer of intellectual property pursuant to corporate acquisitions.
  • Hannon, Christian

    United States Patent and Trademark Office | Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs

    Dr Hannon serves as a Patent Attorney with the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) in which he represents the United States before UPOV. Prior to joining OPIA, for ten years, Dr Hannon served as a patent examiner in the wireless telecommunications field. During his employment at the USPTO, Dr Hannon has served in the Office of the Secretary and Director as an expert advisor. He has also served on detail to the Office of the Solicitor and in OPIA prior to joining there full time.
  • Hansen, Melissa

    Washington State Wine | Research Program Director

    As the Washington wine industry’s point person on grape and wine research for nearly 8 years, Melissa leads the Washington wine industry’s own competitive research grant program and the statewide research grant program at Washington State University. The industry’s overall research goal is to improve wine quality. She is a board member of the National Grape Research Alliance and chair of the organization’s Integrated Production Systems Committee. She has also held leadership positions with the Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research, a consortium of industry and scientists in the Northwest, and currently is on the steering committee of the West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force.
  • Hansen_square Hansen, Robert M.

    The Marbury Law Group | Partner

    Robert (Bob) Hansen was a founding partner of Hansen Huang Technology Group, LLP which merged with Roberts Mardula & Wertheim, LLC to form The Marbury Law Group. Mr. Hansen has extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent preparation and prosecution; patentability, validity, and infringement opinions; sale and licensing of intellectual property; strategic patent portfolio development; and litigation.