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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

Richardson, Tx

· Principal in a practice devoted to intellectual property (IP), high-tech transactions, unfair competition / litigation, corporate, and compliance.· Clients of the firm ranged from the largest of corporate and governmental entities to the smallest startups.· Services provided included the international prosecution of patent, trademark, and copyright applications, the negotiation and execution of large, high-tech transactions, the delivery of IP non-infringement, invalidity, and design-around opinions, and service as an expert witness regarding patent / intellectual property (IP) law.

Richardson, Tx

· Senior Director charged with developing and deploying intellectual property (IP) strategies across Enterprise segment of this US-based multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer.· Broad-based strategy development responsibilities; principal escalation executive regarding all technology / IP legal matters for Enterprise segment's largest commercial, governmental, and university transactions.· Manager of large-scale competitor portfolio analyses to drive M&A and / or cross-licensing - related activities.· Launched and led IP Strategist Program wherein Distinguished Engineer - level engineering resources inside 10-12 of Cisco's largest and most important engineering teams were assigned to assist in development of new IP strategies for use in portfolio development, licensing, litigation, and M&A.· Launched new monthly automated reporting systems (highlighting patent analytics, benchmarks, and trendlines) to Cisco's most influential engineering VP's.· Strategic partnership negotiator; creator of robust new mathematical models for royalty / profit-sharing calculations for Enterprise segment's largest joint development / strategic partnership relationships; creator of new IP joint ownership playbooks to provide detailed negotiation guidance to licensing attorneys.

Irving, Tx

· Senior strategic portfolio development and licensing counsel for this Finland-based multinational telecom equipment manufacturer.· Introduced several new portfolio management techniques to organize Nokia's 30,000+ global patents and patent applications into portfolio clusters suitable for use in cross-licensing negotiations with major competitors.· Developed wholly new, and mathematically robust, methods for calculating the financial value of patent portfolios in active litigation (including fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) patent royalty rates) so as to crystallize settle v. do not settle decisions in negotiations on the eve of and during trial, often resulting in an estimated savings of 30% or more in litigation / settlement costs.· Served as lead licensing counsel in numerous negotiations vis-a-vis companies with whom Nokia was engaged in active litigation.· Managed an international team of the company's senior-most patent attorneys / agents in patent portfolio development (providing related portfolio analyses / landscapes, and claim chart / validity / infringement / due diligence analyses, for use in licensing / cross-licensing / technology transfer / sale / M&A activities).

Dallas, Tx

· Of Counsel within the IP Practice Group of a large, general practice firm.· Provided full array of prosecutorial, licensing, and litigation - related legal services to a broad array of large corporate, university, and public sector clients.· Secured important client victories without the necessity of going to trial (e.g., through victories as first chair at Markman hearings devoted to critical patent claim interpretation issues).· Management and / or support of large-scale transactions, including acquisition / divestitures of business divisions and / or divisional patent portfolios; patent licensing / cross-licensing agreements; enterprise-scale IT outsourcing transactions involving interrelated IP, employment, international, agency, and tax - related issues.· Successfully represented the firm in numerous "beauty contest" competitions (i.e., head-to-head competitions) against other law firms to secure large client engagements.

Richardson, Tx

· Senior Counsel managing patent / IP attorneys supporting the global Wireless Solutions segment of this Canada-based multinational.· Developed, prosecuted, and oversaw the prosecution of the large Wireless Solutions international portfolio of issued patents and pending patent applications.· Performed technology-intensive due diligence investigations regarding large merger & acquisition - related transactions (driving substantial changes to negotiation strategies as a result).· Oversaw and supported ongoing litigation matters; prepared patent non-infringement / invalidity positions and performed freedom-to-operate / design-around consultations relating to same.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.) (A Post-Doctoral Degree)

Focus Areas: Intellectual Property (IP); High-Tech Transactions; Antitrust; M&A; Securities; Privacy / Security; Corporate; and Compliance.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence (J.D.)

Focus Areas: Intellectual Property (IP); Litigation; Tax.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Focus Areas: Strategy Formulation; Financial Analysis; Operations Research / Optimization; Statistical Analysis.

Master Of Science, Telecommunications (M.S.T.)

Focus Areas: Data Communications; Digital Telephony; Digital Switching; QoS; Wireless / Cellular; Wireless Internet; Internet Protocols.

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

Focus Areas: Polymer Chemistry; Plant Design; Numerical Methods.