Kirby Lee Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

• Responsible for growth acceleration and integration of Ecolab's newly acquired Purolite division• Serve as top legal counsel for Purolite’s life sciences & industrial businesses, including commercial, regulatory, compliance, & corporate governance matters• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements, including sales, customer supply, joint development, and confidentiality agreements

St. Paul, Mn, Us

• Led and managed IP litigation, yielding successful outcomes totaling over $XXM, including:- Reversal and remand at the Federal Circuit of a patent infringement lawsuit for pioneer mercury emissions invention, then radical change in trial strategy, leading to positive settlement outcome of $XXM plus key injunctive relief- Successful trade secret misappropriation and employment/HR lawsuit against former executives and employees, earning $XM settlement and injunctive relief• Conducted IP due diligence in support of M&A projects, including for the $3.7B acquisition of Purolite, the second-largest in Ecolab history

St. Paul, Mn, Us

• Managed global patent portfolios for >$5B divisions, including drafting & prosecution, for integrated equipment, chemical, process, & digital IOT inventions• Led cross-functional team to streamline patent filings to save thousands annually• Directed PTAB IPR proceedings and opposition practice in jurisdictions such as EPO and JPO toward the successful defense of Ecolab patent assets and the revocation of competitor patents• Provided guidance & counseling on trade secrets & other IP matters

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Adjunct Professor teaching Trade Secret Law (LAW 6836/5836)

Washington, Dc, Us

• Represented the U.S. government in intellectual property litigation in the Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch• Served as first-chair attorney in federal trial and appellate courts• Executed trial strategy including pre-filing investigations, trial strategy development, e-discovery, fact and expert witness preparation, depositions, Markman hearings, motions practice, trial practice, damages, and appellate advocacy• Experienced in government contracts, Federal Acquisition Regulation System (FARS), and cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs)• Proficient in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including mediation and arbitration

Washington, Dc, Us

• Professorial Lecturer in Law in the Scholarly Writing Program• Served as Journal Adjunct to the Federal Circuit Bar Journal

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Competitively selected for White House detail by the USDOJ IP Task Force• Developed and coordinated U.S. government IP strategy and trade policy against counterfeiting and infringement of intellectual property rights• Managed portfolio of varied policy issues including brand enforcement, software and media piracy, litigation reform, voluntary best practices, and counterfeit pharmaceuticals• Led White House staff and senior agency officials in interagency collaboration

• One-year clerkship in federal district court• Drafted opinions and memoranda for federal district judge• Assisted judge in preparing for trials and motion hearings• Provided legal research support and assistance

• Two-year clerkship in federal appellate court• Drafted opinions and memoranda for federal appellate judge• Assisted judge in preparing for oral arguments• Provided legal research support and assistance

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Competitively selected for patent attorney training program• Counseled corporate management and business leaders on intellectual property risk and freedom-to-operate inquiries• Drafted and prosecuted patent applications, specializing in small-molecule oncology and anti-cancer therapies• Developed global IP filing strategies and supervised foreign outside counsel

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Supported parenteral manufacturing facility involving sterile and aseptic processes

Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering