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  • Rizzolo, M200 Rizzolo, Matthew

    Ropes & Gray | Partner

    Matt Rizzolo is a litigator who works extensively with technology companies to both enforce clients’ intellectual property rights and defend clients from infringement claims. Matt has significant experience litigating patent cases in a variety of jurisdictions, including federal district courts throughout the United States, the Court of Federal Claims, and in Section 337 actions before the United States International Trade Commission.
  • Roberg-Perez Photo Roberg-Perez, Sharon E.

    Robins Kaplan, LLP | Partner

    Sharon Roberg-Perez is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Group. She is an M.I.T-trained Ph.D. who leverages over a decade of experience working as a molecular biologist in her legal practice.
  • Robert Goldstein Robert Goldstein

    Epstein Becker & Green P.C. | Member of the Firm

    Robert D. Goldstein is a Member of the Firm in the Litigation and Health Care and Life Sciences practices of the firm's New York office.
  • Roberts, Gwilym

    Kilburn & Strode | Chair

    Arguably the highest profile patent attorney in Europe, Gwilym Roberts advises clients on all aspects of the patent process including IP audit and capture, IP filing strategies and patent portfolio management techniques. He acts for a range of clients including individuals, SMEs, Universities, and spin outs through to multi-nationals and handles a broad and diverse range of cases before the UK Patent Office, EPO and WIPO.
  • Roberts, Jack

    Charles River Associates | Associate

    Jack Roberts is an Associate Principal at Charles River Associates based in Chicago, Jack has over 8 years of consulting experience analyzing damages and valuation issues in complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on matters involving intellectual property rights. His experience includes a broad range of disputes, including patent and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, breach of contract and other types of disputes. Jack also has significant valuation experience outside of litigation for a variety of business purposes, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, and strategic decision making.
  • Robertson, Ragan

    MIT TLO | Senior Licensing and Business Development Officer

    Ragan Robertson is a Senior Licensing and Business Development Officer at MIT TLO. Ragan has over 15 years of dedicated experience to the dynamic fields of university technology transfer and startup ecosystems. His extensive background encompasses a diverse range of critical business functions, including intricate license negotiations, strategic project management, proactive business development, impactful marketing, patent prosecution, policy development, efficient operations oversight, compliance adherence, effective team management, budgeting, and strategic planning. Throughout his career, Ragan has held pivotal roles within the technology transfer offices of Columbia University, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
  • Robin, Gemma

    HLK | Partner

    Gemma is a UK and European Patent Attorney, and Partner in HLK’s Tech team. With a particular focus on the protection of AI innovation in Europe, Gemma is described in the IAM Patent 1000 as “deeply impressive in her technical skill” and bringing “terrific knowledge and expertise to her practice.”
  • Robinson, Danae

    Pirkey Barber PLLC | Associate

    Danae Robinson focuses her practice on trademark and copyright law. Danae regularly advises clients on contested proceedings, global trademark clearance, licensing, and the management and protection of domestic and international trademark portfolios. She assists clients with various enforcement and domain issues, including the protection of their marks through UDRP proceedings.
  • Robinson, David

    Marks & Clerk | Partner

    David is recognised as a leading practitioner for digital technologies and as an “outstanding specialist for machine learning patents” (Juve Patent UK Rankings). David’s academic background allows him to quickly and effectively understand complex computer-implemented and mathematical inventions – David holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in computer science and maths and the interface between the two and David also completed a Ph.D in Automated Reasoning before joining Marks & Clerk.
  • Robinson, W. Keith

    Wake Forest University School of Law | Professor of Law

    W. Keith Robinson is a Professor of Law at the Wake Forest University School of Law. Professor Robinson is a nationally recognized patent scholar. He researches how legal institutions govern emerging technology. He has commented on issues of intellectual property law in media outlets and given more than seventy presentations around the world on patent law. Thomson Reuters has twice recognized Professor Robinson’s articles as the best that year in intellectual property law. His recent work has explored how artificial intelligence may impact obtaining U.S. patents.
  • Robison, Kat

    Nike, Inc. | Director, Assistant General Counsel, Digital Policy & Privacy

    Kat Robison considers herself a privacy nerd who loves a good challenge. Kat started at Nike in 2015 as privacy counsel, focusing on privacy issues in the enterprise and sports research spaces, including the use of artificial intelligence, and also led the privacy program team for the company. In 2022, Kat transitioned to the Government & Public Affairs global policy team, as the subject matter expert in data protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital marketing. In this role Kat partnered across the enterprise to effectively advise on proposed legislation, rulemaking and related actions in these subject matter areas globally. Kat is currently transitioning to a new hybrid role between public policy and legal, focusing on privacy, AI, cybersecurity and digital marketing. This role will enable her to focus on both proactive policy work and bringing Nike’s compliance strategy to life.
  • Christopher Roby Christopher Roby

    The University of Tampa | Assistant Professor, Economics

    Roby's research focuses on an experimental approach to competition and coordination issues and their relation to the labor market.
  • Rodsky_Eve_200 Rodsky, Eve

    Author

    Eve Rodsky is working to change society one partnership at a time with a new 21st-century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic life responsibilities regardless of whether they work outside the home.
  • Rogers, Jennifer

    Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A | Principal

    Jennifer Rogers is a registered patent attorney and Principal at the law firm of Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. Her law practice focuses on patent preparation, patent prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign offices, and client counseling, in the areas of software and electronics. Jennifer has drafted and prosecuted patent applications that cover a wide variety of computer- and software-related technologies, including data compression, computer networks, computer security, mobile devices, radio-frequency identification, and others.
  • Rogers, Scott 200 Rogers, Scott L.

    University of Miami School of Law | Director, Mindfulness in Law Program

  • Rohol, Susan

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Partner

    Susan Rohol is a partner in Willkie's Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy and AI & Emerging Technologies groups and is based in Los Angeles.  Susan's practice is focused on advising clients on cutting-edge issues spanning privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, content moderation, intellectual property, regulatory investigations and global government affairs.
  • Rokito, Shelby

    Fross Zelnick | Associate

    Shelby Rokito’s litigation practice focuses on protecting and enforcing clients’ intellectual property rights. Shelby’s litigation experience enables her to identify issues and come up with creative solutions to help clients maintain the integrity of their brands and their content. With a robust litigation background in state and federal court, Shelby litigates copyright, trademark, and unfair competition claims on behalf of clients across a range of industries, including media and entertainment, sports, fashion, food and beverage, and consumer products.
  • Rosemarie R. Wilk-Orescan Rosemarie R. Wilk-Orescan

    Novo Nordisk, Inc. | Sr. Counsel – IP, Legal & Corporate Affairs

  • Rosenberg, Donald 200 Rosenberg, Donald J.

    Qualcomm | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

    Donald J. Rosenberg is executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Mr. Rosenberg reports directly to CEO Steve Mollenkopf and is a member of the company's Executive Committee. In his role as chief legal officer, he is responsible for overseeing Qualcomm's worldwide legal affairs including litigation, intellectual property and corporate matters. Qualcomm's Government Affairs, Internal Audit and Compliance organizations also report to him.
  • Rosenblatt Photo Rosenblatt, Paul S.

    Butler Snow, LLP | Attorney

    Paul Rosenblatt assists in leading the national expert team in the pelvic mesh litigation and has selected and developed experts, taken and defended expert witness depositions, and prepared experts for trials.