Tom Oliver
Partner, Powell Gilbert Tom is a partner at Powell Gilbert, one of the UK’s leading patent litigation law firms. He has a particular focus on high-stakes multi-jurisdictional patent disputes. He is currently co-chair of the LES Dispute Resolution Committee. Tom regularly represents clients in disputes covering a wide range of industry sectors and technologies, including […]
Deborah Pollack-Milgate
Deborah Pollack-Milgate, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Deborah represents businesses of all sizes and individuals in patent, trade secret, trademark and complex commercial litigation, including antitrust and contract litigation. Deborah is adept at providing her diverse clientele with unique problem solving skills that do not rely on one formula for success, but rather pinpoint and […]
Joseph Casino
Intellectual Property Chair, Wiggin and Dana LLP Joe’s 25+ year career is highlighted by his work as lead counsel in hard-fought intellectual property litigations throughout the US and in Patent Office proceedings. As the leader of Wiggin and Dana’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, he advises clients on patent office disputes, complex licensing, patent monetization, patent […]
Lindsey Fisher
Managing Director – Disputes, Claims, & Investigations, Stout Lindsey Fisher is a Managing Director at Stout in the Disputes, Claims, & Investigations group. Her work is focused on assisting clients and counsel with complex financial, accounting, and damages matters. She has provided an array of dispute resolution services including providing expert testimony in federal court, […]
Sarah Cooleybeck
Partner, Foley Hoag LLP Sarah Cooleybeck is a Partner at Foley Hoag, where she chairs the firm’s Licensing & Strategic Alliances practice. With over 25 years’ experience representing life sciences companies and deep knowledge of intellectual property law, she helps her clients protect their IP and achieve business goals in their patent and technology licenses, […]
Frédéric Portal
Partner, UPC Representative & European Patent Attorney, Bardehle Pagenberg Experienced in patent litigations/counselling, infringement, patentability, invalidity and FTO opinions, including oppositions and appeal procedures before the European Patent Office as well as prosecution and patent drafting practice. Experienced also in trade secret litigations, infringement seizures, inventorship litigation/counselling. Performing due diligence in IP. Strong expertise in […]
Kevin Schubert
Principal, McKool Smith Kevin Schubert is a principal in McKool Smith’s New York office. He focuses his practice on patent litigation and has helped clients obtain over $1 billion in settlements and judgments over his career. For the past 15 years, he has represented both patent owners and defendants in high-stakes patent litigations throughout the […]
Frances M. Jagla
Attorney, Christensen O’Conner Johnson Kindness, PLLC Member, Chair of the Trademark Practice Group Fran Jagla advises clients across a wide range of industries, from Fortune 100 companies to startups, in all areas of trademark law. She focuses her practice in assisting clients with both U.S. and foreign trademark matters, including name development, search, clearance, filing, […]
William Mansfield
Director of Intellectual Property, ABRO Industries, Inc.
Summer L. Kostelnik
Policy Advisor – Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President Summer Kostelnik serves as a Policy Advisor in the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) in the Executive Office of the President, where she advises senior officials on matters related to all areas of intellectual property and coordinates […]
