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.
• 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.
• 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