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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, engineers, and finance personnel; partnered with senior GEHC executives to establish litigation and settlement strategies aligned with GEHC’s business objectives. • 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 processes to create additional “litigation-ready” patents.• 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