Annual Intellectual Property Career Coaching and Speed Networking Event
January 31, 2020 | 4:00 - 6:00pm
4300 Nebraska Ave., NW Capital Atrium
In this annual event, PIJIP staff match students and recent graduates with practicing alumni working in their field of interest for one-on-one meetings. Each meeting is approximately 20 minutes, and may include advice on revising your resume and making contacts in the field. Registration requires an uploaded resume and short description of your field of interest to share with career coaches.
JOIN AS A CAREER COACH: To join the event as a Career Coach, register at https://www.jotform.com/pijip/ip-career-coaching-registration
REGISTER AS A JOB SEEKER: To join the event as a student or recent graduate job seeker, register at https://form.jotform.com/pijip/IPAdvising
Career Coaches
Melissa Alcantara, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC
Specialization: IP litigation; trademarks
Elizabeth Chernow, Senior Director, Public Policy Comcast
Specialization: Communication, telecom, technology policy
Mark Consilvio, Associate, Paul Hastings
Patent litigation
Oyvind Dahle, Associate, Foley and Lardner
Specialization: Patent prosecution
Hunter Deeley, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney in the national security division's foreign investment review section, which represents DOJ on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Pamela Deese, Partner, Arent Fox LLP
Specialization: IP Licensing and Advertising
Brian Dudley, Associate, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Specialization: Patent Law (biotech; patent prosecution)
Alexandra El-Bayeh, Trademark Examining Attorney, USPTO
Specialization: Trademark
Rachel Hertz, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice
Specialization: National Security Law; International Criminal Law
Ayan Islam, Cybersecurity Strategist, DHS CISA
Specialization: Cybersecurity
Dana Justus, Counsel, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Specialization: Trademark and Brand Protection
Chitra Kalyanaraman, Partner, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Specialization: Intellectual Property
Sydney Kestle, Associate, Finnegan Henderson
Specialization: Patent litigation
Jay Lytle, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Specialization: Patent law
Melissa Maalouf, Shareholder, ZwillGen PLLC
Specialization: Data Protection and Security
Lynne Montgomery, Counsel, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Specialization: Telecommunications, Satellite Regulation, Spectrum Allocation
Scott Richey, Senior Associate, Steptoe & Johnson
Specialization: Intellectual Property, including Patent and Trade Secret
Ali Sternburg, Senior Policy Counsel, CCIA
Specialization: Copyright, Intermediary Liability, Internet
Justin Wickersham, Associate Attorney, Law Office of Chun T. Wright, PLLC
Specialization: Trademarks, Copyright, Privacy, Technology/Emerging Tech Policy