Intellectual Property and Technology Law Alumni Career Coaching

January 25, 2019

4:00 - 6:00PM
4300 Nebraska Ave NW

CAPITAL Atrium

Sponsors:

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://form.jotform.com/pijip/career-advising

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

NB: you need to upload a resume to register. It is advised that you first attend the January 14 Resume Review Pop Up, 3-5pm, Grossman Hall, and revise your resume.

Registered Career Coaches:

James Toupin
General Counsel (Ret'd), US Patent and Trademark Office
Practice area: Intellectual property, international trade, mediation, administrative law
Melissa Maalouf
Shareholder, ZwillGen PLLC
Practice area: Internet and technology law - consumer protection and product counseling
Evi Christou
Associate Attorney, Brinks Gilson & Lione
Practice area: Intellectual property litigation and trademark prosecution and enforcement.
Chitra Kalyanaraman
Of Counsel, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Practice area: Patent prosecution in the computer, electrical, and mechanical arts
Diane Ghrist
Associate, Latham & Watkins; Former Clerk to Hon. Jimmie V. Reyna, U.S. Court of Appeals
Practice area: IP litigation
Aaron Clay
Associate, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP; Former clerk to Hon. Kara F. Stoll, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Practice area: Patent Litigation and Appeals
Brooke Olaussen
Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson; Former fellow at Electronic Privacy Information Center
Practice area: Telecommunications, internet and media
Chad Guo
Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission
Practice area: Telecommunications and media law
Mark Consilvio
Associate at Paul Hastings; Former Associate at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Practice area: Patent litigation and patent prosecution
Micah Ratner
Assistant General Counsel, NPR
Practice area: Media, Copyright, Privacy and Data Security, Litigation, Transactions
Colleen Wellington-Caban
Associate Attorney, Gerben Law Firm, PLLC
Practice area: Intellectual property- primarily trademark / copyright prosecution and enforcement
Oyvind Dahle
Associate, Foley and Lardner
Practice area: Patent prosecution
Dima Budron
Associate, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Practice area: Copyright - Music, film and television industry
Dana Justus
Associate, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Practice area: Trademark and brand protection
Jonathan Stroud
Chief IP Officer, Unified Patents Inc.
Practice area: Patents, post-grant review, licensing
Ali Sternburg
Senior Policy Counsel, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Practice area: Copyright and Internet law and policy
Brian Dudley
Associate, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Practice area: Patent procescution - biotech and chemical industries
Susan Mann
Senior Director, Intellectual Property Policy at Microsoft
Jerry Battist
Retired, Patent Attorney; Founder, WCL IP Law Society; Member, Myers Society
J. Warren Lytle
Partner, Sughrue Moin, Pllc.
Practice area: All areas of patent law
Josh Bercu
Associate, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer, LLP
Practice area: Privacy and Cybersecurity
Mark Denbo
Counsel, Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.
Practice area: Media law
Sofia Castillo
Assistant General Counsel, Association of American Publishers
Practice area: Copyright and Public Policy

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