Mark D. Shelley II
Ph.D., P.E. | Senior Counsel, Marathon Petroleum Company IP Mark Shelley is senior legal counsel at Marathon Petroleum Company LP in Houston, Texas, where he manages the intellectual property matters for the nation’s largest refining system. Drawing on over twenty years of broad technical and legal experience, Mark counsels Marathon both on the identification and protection […]
Benjamen C. Linden
Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP Ben brings his intellectual curiosity, diverse experience, and technical acumen to solve a variety of challenging legal and business issues. Ben’s practice is focused in the area of intellectual property where he has represented a diverse group of clients—from solo inventors to Fortune 500 industry leaders. He advises clients on a […]
Glen Gardner
President, Gardner Innovation Search Partners LLC Glen Gardner is President of Gardner Innovation Search Partners, a retained executive search firm that assists organizations worldwide in recruiting technology transfer, intellectual property licensing, commercialization, venture development, corporate partnerships, and innovation professionals Worldwide. Glen served in the U.S. Navy for six years as a Navy nuclear instructor and […]
Sian Godwin
Executive Director, BD&L and Alliance Management, Sandoz Inc. Sian C Godwin is an Executive Director in the US Business Development and Licensing Group at Sandoz Inc where she leads the Alliance Management team. The team is primarily responsible for managing the relationship with partners post signature for the full lifetime of the agreement. In addition, […]
David A. Prange
Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP David is a skilled courtroom advocate and trusted business advisor for technology-focused companies facing high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes. As a partner in the IP & Technology Litigation Group at Robins Kaplan LLP, and a leader of the firm’s trade secret litigation practice, David provides pragmatic advice that aligns legal […]
Sam Mercer
Consultant and President, Vancouver Island Life Sciences (VILS) (LinkedIn) Samuel Mercer has over 20 years of global pharmaceutical development experience, previously managing external agreements and outsourcing in the areas of multinational clinical trials, IT and scientific consulting, academic alliances, and pharma licensing, and negotiating directly over USD 600 million in varied external agreements for both […]
Paul A. Stewart
CLP, Managing Director, PASCO Ventures LLC (LinkedIn) Paul A. Stewart is a Past President & Chair of the Board of Governors of the Certified Licensing Professionals organization, and is listed in the 2023 edition of Intellectual Asset Management magazine’s “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.” Following a 25-year career at Eli Lilly and […]
