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Greater Phoenix Area

• Manage IP litigations/arbitrations, as well as IPR proceedings before the PTAB; advise senior leadership on litigation and settlement strategies; conduct assessments of pre-litigation disputes.
• Oversee the purchase and sale of technology patent portfolios; assess portfolios for strategic value to Microchip; negotiate terms of the purchase/sale.
• Counsel business leaders on various IP issues, including IP licensing, freedom to practice, IP indemnity, copyrights, and trademarks.
• Member of Microchip’s Patent Technical Review Council; evaluate inventors’ proposals to patent new technologies; rank proposals using established criteria.

Greater Milwaukee

• Responsible for all IP and technology-related litigation/arbitration within General Electric’s $20B Healthcare business unit (GEHC); led project teams consisting of outside and in-house attorneys, paralegals.
• Drafted and negotiated agreement terms to mitigate risk related to significant GEHC transactions, including in- and out-licensing, acquisitions, divestitures, research agreements, and joint ventures.
• Led team pursuing offensive patent opportunities for GEHC; prioritized potential patent monetization opportunities based on offensive and defensive analyses; interfaced with IP counsel on improved patent prosecution.
• Oversaw employee trade secret theft investigations; coordinated with GEHC’s IT and human resources functions to develop resolution strategies that prevented the dissemination of GEHC proprietary information.
• Assisted with internal investigations to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with alleged anti-kickback statute (AKS), FCPA, HIPAA, and FDA violations.

Greater Phoenix Area

Litigation team leader, with an emphasis on IP litigation; formulated and executed litigation and settlement strategies in coordination with senior Intel management; managed litigation teams comprising outside counsel, in-house attorneys, paralegals, and engineering.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Represented clients in all phases of civil litigation, with an emphasis on patents and trade secrets.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: • Order of the Coif • Intern to the Hon. John L. Coffey, U.S. Ct. of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Bs, Electrical & Computer Engineering