Speakers
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                Makover, Matthew
            
                Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Partner
Matthew S. Makover is a partner in the Intellectual Property Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York. Matthew's focus includes intellectual property transactions and counseling. Matthew has advised on intellectual property matters involving the sale and licensing of software, patents, trademarks and copyrights (including media content) and has experience with both private and public mergers and acquisitions, financings and capital market transactions. Matthew also has experience structuring and negotiating project and commercial agreements. Matthew has worked with a number of clients in the software, entertainment, cryptocurrency, gaming, fintech, media, retail, insurance, healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, telecommunications, gaming and fashion industries. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Malek, Mark
            
                Widerman Malek | Managing Partner
Mark Malek focuses his practice on representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and counseling inventors and businesses on various intellectual property strategies. Mark enjoys working with his clients to understand their long term goals and tailoring their intellectual property strategies to help achieve those goals. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Malek, Shabnam
            
                Brand & Branch LLP | Partner
Shabnam Malek is a partner at Brand & Branch LLP and co-founder and founding President of the International Cannabis Bar Association. Shabnam’s legal background is in trademark law and she cut her teeth on all things intellectual property as a “big law” associate early in her legal career. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Malsbury, Alison
            
                Harris Bricken | Attorney
Alison Malsbury has assisted clients with contracts, company formation, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance, and enjoys working with creative entrepreneurs at all stages of business development. She has a strong and growing practice representing celebrities on their cannabis endorsement deals and helping cosmetic and skin care companies navigate the complicated laws involving CBD. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Mandel, Richard S.
            
                Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman P.C> | Shareholder
Richard S. Mandel is a shareholder with Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. in New York City. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including copyright, trademark, unfair competition and Internet issues. Mr. Mandel earned his J.D. in 1985 from New York University School of Law, where he served as an editor on the Law Review, and his BA, summa cum laude, in 1982 from NYU College of Arts and Science, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association commercial panel of arbitrators and the Southern District of New York panel of court appointed mediators. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Mann, Andrew
            
                K&L Gates | Counsel
Andrew Mann is counsel at the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practice group. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Manoukian, Minelli
            
                Center for Art Law | Executive Director
Minelli Manoukian, Esq. is the Executive Director of the Center for Art Law. There, she manages the daily operations including editing and reviewing articles and the Center’s monthly newsletter, planning and coordinating events, along with training and supervising interns and fellows. Ms. Manoukian has been an attorney since September 2020 and, outside of her legal career, she enjoys moonlighting as a visual artist and performer in her spare time. - 
            
                Margaret A. Esquenet
            
                
Finnegan
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                Dr. Marinakis, Christina
            
                IMS | Jury Consulting & Strategy Advisor
Dr. Marinakis has over 20 years of experience in jury research, study, and applied practice in law and psychology. Clients have lauded Christina as an insightful, trusted advisor who is the “best in the business” at jury selection and developing pithy trial themes. Notable successes include assisting the prosecution with jury selection and theme development in State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin, advising plaintiffs regarding jury selection and trial themes in Vanessa Bryant v. County of Los Angeles, and performing similar work for the defense in Lanham Act litigation for scrubs’ manufacturer, FIGS, Inc. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Marino, Fabio E. 
            
                Polsinelli | Office Managing Partner | Practice Chair
Fabio Marino is an experienced intellectual property trial lawyer who serves as Vice Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property department, as well as practice chair for the Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation group. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Marr, David 
            
                Qualcomm Inc. | Vice President, Legal Counsel
Dave Marr is Vice President, Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Technologies, where he currently leads the open source practice and policy team. Dave’s background in the fields of technology transfer and community licensing practices and has been involved in open source in various capacities since 1998. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Marrone, Matthew
            
                Dennemeyer & Associates | Senior Patent and Trademark Attorney
Matthew is Senior Patent and Trademark Attorney with international intellectual property firm Dennemeyer & Associates. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Marsh, John
            
                Bailey Cavalieri LLC | Member
As the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group, John’s commercial litigation practice concentrates on trade secrets and the enforcement of restrictive covenants throughout the United States. John has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers of America for Intellectual Property Litigation, including Lawyer of the Year in Columbus in 2022 and 2024. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Martin Ph.D., Alice O.
            
                Barnes & Thornburg, LLP | Partner
Dr. Alice Martin advises on domestic and international patent prosecution and litigation opinions. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Martin Wallace, Valencia
            
                USPTO | Deputy Commissioner for Patents
As Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Ms. Martin Wallace manages and leads the Patent Organization’s efforts related to international IP harmonization and oversees patent examining functions in Technology Centers that examine the technologies of communication, mechanical engineering, manufacturing and medical devices and processes and design. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Martin, Carolyn Wimbly
            
                Lutzker & Lutzker LLP | Senior Counsel
Carolyn Martin is currently Senior Counsel at Lutzker & Lutzker, LLP in Washington, D.C. She has over 40 years’ experience as a lawyer, law school professor and executive focusing on intellectual property, communications and mergers and acquisitions law, as well as venture capital. She has proven results working with corporate and nonprofit clients to develop strategies, business ventures and market-driven product introductions. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Martin, Tommy
            
                Baker Botts | Special Counsel
Tommy Martin's practice centers around complex patent and trade secret litigation before the International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S district courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Martin represents clients in all phases of pre-trial, trial, post-trial and appeal, as well as before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). - 
            
                Martinez, Richard M.
            
                
Jones Day | Partner
Rick Martinez's practice focuses on technology and its impact on society. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Martinez-Lemke, Sheila
            
                Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP | Partner
Sheila Martinez-Lemke is a patent attorney with more than 15 years of experience in all aspects of patent prosecution She specializing in client counseling for strategic development of international patent portfolios. - 
                
                    
                
            
                Mason, Andrew
            
                Klarquist Sparkman | Partner
Andy Mason (Elec. Eng.) Partner: Andy co-chairs the firm’s post-grant group, has first chaired over 80 IPR trials, has taken/ defended dozens of depositions, and regularly argues before the Board. He also handles related appeals from the Board and has successfully argued before the Federal Circuit, both as appellant and appellee. Andy co-chairs the Federal Circuit Bar Association's PTO Committee and has spoken on PTAB panels at the Federal Circuit’s Bench & Bar conference. 
