Fish & Richardson has elevated 11 attorneys to principal at the firm, effective January 1, 2019. The new principals in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group are: Bryan Basso and Katherine Prescott (Silicon Valley); Jackob Ben-Ezra (Houston); Dr. Christina Brown-Marshall (Atlanta); Megan Chacon and Alex Gelberg (San Diego); Phillip Goter (Twin Cities); Dr. Jeffrey Shneidman (Boston); and Daniel Tishman (Washington, D.C.). The new principals in the Patent Group are Dan Smith (Dallas) and Dr. Joseph Valentino (New York).
Bryan Basso represents both plaintiffs and defendants, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, in complex patent litigation in U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Jackob Ben-Ezra represents the world’s largest tech companies in complex patent litigation.
Dr. Christina Brown-Marshall focuses her practice on patent and mass tort product liability litigation and has successfully represented clients facing scrutiny by federal prosecutors and regulatory agencies.
Megan Chacon focuses her practice on complex patent litigation across a wide range of technologies. She has extensive experience in the life sciences and pharmaceutical fields, including Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Alex Gelberg focuses on patent litigation and post-grant matters in the areas of electrical engineering and computer science.
Phillip Goter has extensive experience working with global, high-tech clients in the computer software and hardware space and has litigated across a diverse technology spectrum, including medical devices and pharmaceuticals, in courts across the country.
Katherine (Katie) Prescott focuses on patent and trade secret litigation with an emphasis on software, network and internet technologies. She has experience before federal courts nationwide and has handled all aspects of litigation.
Dr. Jeffrey Shneidman focuses on patent licensing, patent and trade secret litigation, and post-grant matters.
Dan Smith focuses on post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, client counseling, and portfolio development in the computer-related, electrical and mechanical arts.
Daniel Tishman represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent litigation in federal district courts and before the International Trade Commission.
Dr. Joseph Valentino focuses on patent prosecution and analysis, including substantial experience producing patentability, patent infringement and patent validity opinions across a broad array of technical fields.