COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

2017-2018
As of 2/8/18

AIPLA Fellows

Denise M. Kettelberger (Chair) Troy Grabow (Board Liaison)

Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP Cabeau, Inc.
125 Summer Street 5850 Canoga Ave.
Boston, MA 02110 Suite 100
617-443-9292 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
dkettelberger@sunsteinlaw.com 818-743-9434
troy@cabeau.com

Philip Petti (Vice-Chair)

USG Corporation
550 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60661
312-436-4590
ppetti@usg.com

AIPPI-US Division of AIPLA

Maria A. Scungio (Chair) Monica M. Barone (Board Liaison)

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Qualcomm Incorporated
405 Lexington Avenue 5775 Morehouse Drive
New York, NY 10174 San Diego, CA 92121
212-336-3848 858-845-1916
maria.scungio@wolfgreenfield.com mbarone@qualcomm.com

Marc Richards (Vice-Chair)

Brinks Gilson & Lione
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
NBC Tower - Suite 3600
Chicago, IL 60611-5503
312-321-4729
mrichards@brinksgilson.com
 Alternative Dispute Resolution

William L. LaFuze (Chair) Barbara A. Fiacco (Board Liaison)

McKool Smith Foley Hoag, LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 7000 Seaport West
Houston, TX 77002 155 Seaport Blvd
713 485-7307 Boston, MA 02210-2600
wlafuze@mckoolsmith.com 617-832-1227
bfiacco@foleyhoag.com

Paul E. Burns (Vice-Chair)

Procopio Cory Hargreaves
& Savitch LLP
525 B Street
Suite 2200
San Diego, CA 92101-4474
619-525-3877
paul.burns@procopio.com

Amicus

Robert O. Lindefjeld (Chair) Barbara A. Fiacco (Board Liaison)

Nantero, Inc. Foley Hoag LLP
112 Marshall Drive 155 Seaport Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228 Boston, MA 02210-2600
412-480-1797 617-832-1227
rlindefjeld@nantero.com bfiacco@foleyhoag.com

Doris Hines (Vice-Chair)

Finnegan, Henderson - DC
901 New York Ave Nw
Washington, DC 20001-4432
202-408-4250
hinesd@finnegan.com
 Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy

Gail E. Podolsky (Chair) Sheldon H. Klein (Board Liaison)

Carlton Fields Gray Plant Mooty
1201 W. Peachtree Street The Watergate, Suite 700
Suite 3000 600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309 Washington, DC 20037
404-815-2714 202-295-2215
gpodolsky@carltonfields.com sheldon.klein@gpmlaw.com

Edwin Molino (Vice-Chair)

Jimenez Molino y Moreno
50th Street
Global Plaza Building, 20th Floor
Panama City 0816-067488
507 6207 7254
Edwin.molino@jimollaw.com

Antitrust Law

Richard Stark (Chair) Brian H. Batzli (Board Liaison)

Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP Merchant & Gould, PC
825 Eighth Avenue 3200 IDS Center
New York, NY 10019-7475 80 South Eighth Street
212-474-1000 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2215
rstark@cravath.com 612-336-4755
bbatzli@merchantgould.com

Dina Kallay (Vice-Chair)

Ericsson, Inc
634 I St NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
202-758-7601
dina.kallay@ericsson.com
 Biotechnology Committee

Vicki G. Norton (Chair) J. Timothy Meigs

Duane Morris, LLP Becton, Dickinson & Company
750 B Street BD Technologies
Suite 2900 21 Davis Drive
San Diego, CA 92101-8127 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
619-744-2200 919-597-6276
vgnorton@duanemorris.com Timothy_meigs@bd.com

Nicholas Landau (Vice-Chair)

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
1819 5th Ave. N.
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-521-8545
nlandau@babc.com

Chemical Practice Committee

Carol M. Nielsen (Chair) J. Timothy Meigs

Nielsen IP Law LLC Becton, Dickinson & Company
1177 West Loop South BD Technologies
Suite 1600 21 Davis Drive
Houston, TX 77027 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
713-888-2526 919-597-6276
carol@nielseniplaw.com Timothy_meigs@bd.com

Roy P. Issac (Vice-Chair)

Gilead Services
333 Lakeside Drive
Foster City, CA 94404-1147
610-955-4382
isaacrp@gmail.com
 Copyright Law

Craig B. Whitney (Chair) Matthew C. Wagner (Board Liaison)

Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein, Selz PC Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni
488 Madison Avenue One Atlantic Street
New York, NY 10022 Stamford, CT 06901-2482
212-826-5583 203-358-0800
cwhitney@fkks.com mwagner@dmoc.com

Brian D. Wassom (Vice-Chair)

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
2000 Town Center
Suite 2700
Southfield, MI 48075-1318
248-784-5039
bwassom@wnj.com

Corporate Practice Committee

Phyllis Turner-Brim (Chair) Valerie L. Calloway (Board Liaison)

Starbucks Coffee Company Alltech, Inc.
2401 Utah Avenue South #800 P.O. Box 910846
Mail Stop S-LA3 Lexington, KY 40591
Seattle, WA 98134 859-881-2286
425-691-3474 Val.cal@att.net
Phyllis.turner-brim@starbucks.com

Jessica Ergmann (Vice-Chair)

Draeger
3 Pleasant View Drive
Exter, NH 03833-4609
978-379-7133
Jessica.ergmann@draeger.com
 Diversity in IP Law

Arlene P. Neal (Chair) Valerie L. Calloway (Board Liaison)

Neal Blibo, LLC Alltech, Inc.
9532 Liberia Avenue P.O. Box 910846
Suite 754 Lexington, KY 40591
Manassas, VA 20110 859-881-2286
202-595-1522 Val.cal@att.net
aneal@nealiplaw.com

Justine Gozzi (Vice-Chair)

Baker Botts, LLP
315 W. 74th Street
Apt. 2B
New York, NY 10023-1676
718-938-8135
justine.gozzi@bakerbotts.com

Education Committee

Yelena Morozova (Chair) Jacques (Jack) Etkowicz (Board

Gill Jennings & Every, LLP Liaison)
20 Primrose Street RatnerPrestia
The Broadgate Tower 2200 Renaissance Blvd
London EC2A 2ES Suite 350
United Kingdom King of Prussia, PA 19406
+44(0)20 7655 8500 610-407-0700
yelena.morozova@gje.com jletkowicz@ratnerprestia.com

Elise Selinger (Vice-Chair)

PATTERSON + SHERIDAN LLP
1700 Pacific Ave.
Suite 2650
Dallas, TX 75201
214-720-2200
eselinger@pattersonsheridan.com
 Special Committee on Education

Ehab Samuel (Chair) Kimberly N. Van Voohris (Board

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Liaison)
11355 W. Olympic Blvd. Nike, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA 90266 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive
310-312-4243 Beaverton, OH 97077
esamuel@manatt.com 503-572-8779
Kim.VanVoorhis@nike.com

Betty Ann Morgan (Vice-Chair)

The Morgan Law Firm, PC
1515 Market ST Ste 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1932
215-854-6354
morgan@morganlawpc.com

Electronic and Computer Law

John F. Salazar (Chair) Brad D. Pedersen (Board Liaison)

Middleton Reutlinger Patterson Thuente Pedersen, PA
2500 Brown & Williamson, Twr. 4800 IDS Center
Louisville, KY 40202 80 South 8th Street
502-584-1135 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2100
jsalazar@middletonlaw.com 612-349-5774
pedersen@ptslaw.com

Timothy Christman (Vice-Chair)

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner
1600 TCF Tower
121 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-359-3274
tchristman@slwip.com
 Emerging Technologies Committee

Allison W. Gaul (Chair) Mark L. Whitaker (Board Liaison)

The Marbury Law Group
11800 Sunrise Valley Drive
15th Floor
Reston, VA 20191-5302
571-267-7515
agaul@marburylaw.com
Morrison Foerster LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 6000
Washington, DC 20006-1888
202-887-1507
mwhitaker@mofo.com

Kirk Damman (Vice-Chair)

Lewis Rice Fingersh, LLC
600 Washington Ave Ste 2500
Saint Louis, MO 63101-1311
314-444-7600
kdamman@lewisrice.com

Food and Drug

Lynn C. Tyler (Chair) J. Timothy Meigs

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Becton, Dickinson & Company
11 South Meridian Street BD Technologies
Suite 1313 21 Davis Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46204 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
317-231-7392 919-597-6276
lynn.tyler@btlaw.com Timothy_meigs@bd.com

Daphne Lainson (Vice-Chair)

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh & Co
P.O. Box 2999
Station D, 900-55 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5Y6
CANADA
613-232-2486 ext. 1433
dclainson@smart-biggar.ca
 Harmonization

Anthony P. Venturino (Co-Chair) DeAnn F. Smith (Board Liaison)

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Foley Hoag, LLP
1909 K Street, NW 155 Seaport Boulevard
Suite 900 Suite 1600
Washington, DC 20006-1152 Boston, MA 02110
202-467-8848 617-832-1264
apventurino@vorys.com dsmith@foleyhoag.com

David W. Hill (Co-Chair)

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-230-4129
david.hill@finnegan.com

Industrial Designs

Richard S. Stockton (Chair) Matthew C. Wagner (Board Liaison)

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Diserio Martin O'Connor & Castiglioni
3443 N. Bell Avenue LLP
Chicago, IL 60618 One Atlantic Street
312-463-5000 Stamford, CT 06901-2482
rstockton@bannerwitcoff.com 203-569-1195
mwagner@dmoc.com

James J. Aquilina (Vice-Chair)

Design IP, PC
5050 W. Tighman Street
Suite 435
Allentown, PA 18104
610-395-4900 ext. 115
jamesaquilina@designip.com
 International and Foreign Law Committee

Jay A. Erstling (Co-Chair) Monica M. Barone (Board Liaison)

Patterson Thuente Pedersen, PA
4800 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
613-349-5740
erstling@ptslaw.com
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
858-845-1916
mbarone@qualcomm.com

Debora Plehn-Dujowich (Co-Chair)

Saul Ewing LLP
Centre Square West
1500 Market Street
38th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-972-1866
dplehn@saul.com

International Education Committee

Bea Koempel-Thomas (Chair) Jacques (Jack) Etkowicz (Board Liaison)

Lee & Hayes, PLLC RatnerPrestia
601 W. Riverside 2200 Renaissance Blvd
Suite 1400 Suite 350
Spokane, WA 99201 King of Prussia, PA 19406
509-944-4759 610-407-0700
bea@leehayes.com jletkowicz@ratnerprestia.com

Brad Chin (Vice-Chair)

Bracewell LLP
711 Louisiana Street
Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77002
713-221-1569
Brad.Chin@bracewell.com
 International Trade Commission

Michael L. Doane (Chair) Mark L. Whitaker (Board Liaison)

Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP Morrison Foerster LLP
1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
12th Floor Suite 6000
Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20006-1888
202-467-6300 202-887-1507
doane@adduci.com mwhitaker@mofo.com

Kandis C. Gibson (Vice-Chair)

Foster Murphy Altman & Nickel
1899 L Street, NW
Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20036
202-833-4106
kgibson@fostermurphy.com

IP Law Associations

Trent L. Menning (Chair) Gregory D. Allen (Board Liaison)

Mayer Brown, LLP 3M Innovative Properties Company
700 Louisiana Street P.O. Box 33427
Suite 3400 St. Paul, MN 55133
Houston, TX 77002 651-736-0641
713-238-2621 gdallen@mmm.com
tmanning@mayerbrown.com

Michael B. Stewart (Vice-Chair)

Fishman Stewart PLLC
39533 Woodward Avenue
Suite 140
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-594-0633
mstewart@fishstewip.com
 IP Practice in China

R. Craig Tucker (Co-Chair) Thomas T. Moga (Board Liaison)

Eli Lilly and Company LeClairryan
Eli Lilly Corporate Center Fairlane Plaza North
Drop Code 1104 290 Town Center Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46285 Fourth Floor
317-433-9829 Dearborn, MI 48126
rcraigtucker@lilly.com 313-259-6200
thomas.moga@leclairryan.com

Letao Qin (Co-Chair)

Rimon Law Group
1875 I Street NW
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
919-234-7271
letao.qin@rimonlaw.com

IP Practice in Europe

Enrica Bruno (Co-Chair) DeAnn F. Smith (Board Liaison)

Steinfl & Bruno, LLP Foley Hoag, LLP
155 N. Lake Ave. Ste 700 155 Seaport Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101 Suite 1600
626-792-0536 Boston, MA 02110
bruno@sbpatlaw.com 617-832-1264
dsmith@foleyhoag.com

Kathleen Lemieux (Co-Chair)

Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
100 Queen Street
Suite 1300
Ottawa, ON K1P1J9
CANADA
613-601-3740
klemieux@blg.com
 IP Practice in Israel

Rivka Jungreis (Chair) Sheldon H. Klein (Board Liaison)

Teva Pharmaceuticals Gray Plant Mooty
425 Privet Road The Watergate, Suite 700
Horsham, PA 19044 600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
215-293-6336 Washington, DC 20037
rivka.jungreis@tevapharm.com 202-295-2215
sheldon.klein@gpmlaw.com

Daniel Feigelson (Co-Chair)

4th Dimension IP
7 Oppenheimer St.
2nd Floor
REHOVOT
ISRAEL
734-274-6967
djf@iliplaw.com

IP Practice in Japan

Neil W. Henderson (Co-Chair) Monica M. Barone (Board Liaison)

Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP Qualcomm Incorporated
50 Queen Street, M. 5775 Morehouse Drive
Suite 1020 San Diego, CA 92121
Kitchener, ON N2H 6M2 858-845-1916
Canada mbarone@qualcomm.com
416-705-5144
neil.henderson@gowlings.com

Yuichi Watanabe (Co-Chair)

Osha Liang LLP
Two Houston Center Suite 3500
909 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77010
713-228-8600
watanabe@oshaliang.com
 IP Practice in Latin America

Eugenio Perez (Co-Chair) James D. Hallenbeck (Board Liaison)

Uhthoff Gomez Vega & Unthoff. SC
Hamburgo NO. 260 Col Juarez 06600
Mexico City
Mexico
011-52-55-5533
eugenioperez@uhthoff.com.mx
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
1600 TCF Tower
121 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-373-6938
jhallenbeck@slwip.com

Ury Fischer (Co-Chair)

Lott & Fischer, PL
255 Aragon Avenue
Third Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-448-7089
ufischer@lottfischer.com

IP Practice in Far East

Tiep Nguyen (Chair) Thomas T. Moga (Board Liaison)

Fujitsu Technology and Business LeClairryan
of America Inc. Fairlane Plaza North
2318 Mill Road, Suite 1010 290 Town Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22314 Fourth Floor
703-535-3960 Dearborn, MI 48126
tiep.nguyen@us.fujitsu.com 313-259-6200
thomas.moga@leclairryan.com

Hui Wauters (Vice-Chair)

Sughrue Mion
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20037
202-293-7060
hwauters@sughrue.com
 IP Transactions

Michele Herman (Chair) Brian Batzli (Board Liaison)

JusTech Law, PLLC Merchant & Gould P.C.
177 107th Ave NE 3200 IDS Center
No. 2208 80 South Eighth Street
Bellevue, WA 98004-5952 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2215
425-985-9579 612-336-4755
micheleherman63@gmail.com bbatzli@merchantgould.com

Jeremy McKown (Vice-Chair)

Johnson & Johnson
1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza
WH4212
New Brunswick, NJ 08933
732-524-6250
jmckown@its.jnj.com

Law Practice Management

Donika P. Pentcheva (Chair) Gregory D. Allen (Board Liaison)

Westman, Champlin & Koehler 3M Innovative Properties Company
900 2nd Avenue, South P.O. Box 33427
Suite 1400 St. Paul, MN 55133
Minneapolis, MN 55402 651-736-0641
612-770-3983 gdallen@mmm.com
dpentcheva@wck.com

Frank L. Gerratana (Vice-Chair)

Fish & Richardson, PC
One Marina Park Drive
Suite 1700
Boston, MA 02210
617-956-5935
gerratana@fr.com
 Law Students

Samuel Kilb (Chair) Troy Grabow (Board Liaison)

74 Riverview Court Cabeau, Inc.
Grand Island NY, 14072-2852 5850 Canoga Ave.
212-775-8700 Suite 100
samuel.kilb@law.cardozo.yu.edu Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818-743-9434
troy@cabeau.com

Nicole Kalupa (Vice-Chair)

University of Wisconsin Law School
777 University Ave Apt 635
Madison, WI 53715-1095
nkalupa@wisc.edu

Legislation (Committee On)

Joseph S. Cianfrani (Chair) Barbara A. Fiacco (Board Liaison)

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Foley Hoag LLP
2040 Main Street 155 Seaport Blvd.
14th Floor Boston, MA 02210-2600
Irvine, CA 92614 617-832-1227
949-760-0404 bfiacco@foleyhoag.com
jsc@kmob.com

Esther Kepplinger (Vice-Chair)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati
1700 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-973-8800
ekepplinger@wsgr.com
 Membership

Georgann S. Grunebach (Chair) James D. Hallenbeck (Board Liaison)

Fox Group Legal Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
2121 Avenue of the Stars 1600 TCF Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90067 121 South 8th Street
310-369-3055 Minneapolis, MN 55402
georgann.grunebach@fox.com 612-373-6938
jhallenbeck@slwip.com

James Ruland (Vice-Chair)

The Law Office of James E. Ruland, PLC
P.O. Box 392
Falls Church, VA 22040
703-560-7771
james.ruland@rulandlaw.com

Mentoring

Jenae C. Gureff (Chair) James D. Hallenbeck (Board Liaison)

Canton Colburn, LLP Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
1800 Diagonal Road 1600 TCF Tower
Suite 400 121 South 8th Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 Minneapolis, MN 55402
703-236-4500 612-373-6938
jgureff@cantorcolburn.com jhallenbeck@slwip.com

Randi Karpinia (Vice-Chair)

Motorola Solutions, Inc.
8000 W Sunrise Blvd
Legal Department
Plantation, FL 33322-4104
561-306-3856
randi.karpinia@motorolasolutions.com
 Mergers and Acquisitions

Lacy L. Kolo (Chair) Brian Batzli (Board Liaison)

Houlihan Lokey Merchant & Gould P.C.
1800 Tysons Blvd 3200 IDS Center
Suite 300 80 South Eighth Street
Mclean, VA 22102-4262 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2215
202-457-6051 612-336-4755
lkolo@hl.com bbatzli@merchantgould.com

Cecilia O. Vega (Vice-Chair)

General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06828
203-373-3795
cecilia.vega@ge.com

New Lawyers

Arthur Robert Weaver (Chair) Troy Grabow (Board Liaison

Cozen O'Connor Cabeau, Inc.
One Biscayne Tower, 30th Floor 5850 Canoga Ave.
2 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 100
Miami, FL 33131-4332 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
305-397-0803 ext. 40803 818-743-9434
arthur.r.weaver@gmail.com troy@cabeau.com

Joshua Kresh (Vice Chair)

Fried Frank
801 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-639-7404
Joshua.Kresh@friedfrank.com
 Online Programs

Jameson Ma (Chair) Jacques (Jack) Etkowicz (Board

Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC Liaison)
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW RatnerPrestia
Suite 450 2200 Renaissance Blvd
Washington, DC 20037 Suite 350
202-380-3578 King of Prussia, PA 19406
jma@bookoffmcandrews.com 610-407-0700
jletkowicz@ratnerprestia.com

Hetal Kushwaha (Vice-Chair)

Marks & Clerk
1900-180 Kent Street
Ottawa, ON
K1P 0B6
CANADA
613-236-9561
hkushwaha@markclerk.com

Patent Agents

Brian Stanton (Chair) Brad D. Pedersen (Board Liaison)

P.O. Box 1166 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, PA
Alachua, FL 32626 4800 IDS Center
443-994-0747 80 South 8th Street
brobstan@yahoo.com Minneapolis, MN 55402-2100
612-349-5774
pedersen@ptslaw.com
Angela D. Sebor (Vice-Chair)
TOLMAR, Inc.
701 Centre Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80526
720-985-6932
seborconsulting@gmail.com
 Patent Cooperation Treaty Issues

Carl Oppedahl (Chair) Jacques (Jack) Etkowicz (Board Liaison)

Oppedahl Patent Law Firm, LLC RatnerPrestia
12000 Pecos Street, #252 2200 Renaissance Blvd
Westminster, CO 80234 Suite 350
303-252-8800 King of Prussia, PA 19406
carl@oppedahl.com 610-407-0700
jletkowicz@ratnerprestia.com
Mark Guetlich (Vice-Chair)
Global Intellectual Property Group, PLLC
704 - 228th Ave NE # 873
Sammamish, WA 98074-7222
mark.guetlich@thomashorstemeyer.com

Patent Law

Sarah J. Knight (Chair) Joseph R. Re (Board Liaison)

Talem IP Law Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
P.O. Box 358880 2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Gainesville, FL 32635 Irvine, CA 92614
325-505-2520 949-721-2889
sknight@talemip.com Joe.re@knobbe.com

Theresa A. Stadheim (Vice-Chair)

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner
121 S. 8th St.
Suite 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2841
612-371-2197
tstadheim@slwip.com
 Patent Litigation

Jennifer L. Nall (Chair) Joseph R. Re (Board Liaison)

Baker Botts LLP Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
98 San Jacinto Boulevard 2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Suite 1500 Irvine, CA 92614
Austin, TX 78701 949-721-2889
512-322-2507 Joe.re@knobbe.com
jennifer.nall@bakerbotts.com

Aden Allen (Vice-Chair)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
900 S Capital of Texas Hwy
Austin, TX 78746
512-284-3190
adenallenesq@gmail.com

Patent-Relations with USPTO

Kenneth N. Nigon (Chair) Brad D. Pedersen (Board Liaison)

Ratner Prestia Patterson Thuente Pedersen, PA
P.O. Box 980 4800 IDS Center
Valley Forge, PA 19482 80 South 8th Street
610-993-4222 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2100
knnigon@ratnerprestia.com 612-349-5774
pedersen@ptslaw.com
John Hornickel (Vice Chair)
Poly One
33587 Walker Road
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440-315-5286
john.hornickel@polyone.com
 Professional Programs

Stephen E. Belisle (Chair) Jacques (Jack) Etkowicz (Board Liaison)

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto RatnerPrestia
975 F Street, NW 2200 Renaissance Blvd
Suite 400 Suite 350
Washington, DC 20004 King of Prussia, PA 19406
202-530-1010 610-407-0700
sbelisle@fchs.com jletkowicz@ratnerprestia.com

John Marsh (Vice-Chair)

Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad Street
Suite 2100
Columbus, OH 43215
614-229-3230
JMarsh@Baileycav.com

Professionalism and Ethics

Penny L. Prater (Chair) Gregory D. Allen (Board Liaison)

38 Corbel Point Way 3M Innovative Properties Company
Tomball, TX 77375 P.O. Box 33427
713-425-8492 St. Paul, MN 55133
pennyprater340@gmail.com 651-736-0641
gdallen@mmm.com

Jeffrey I.D. Lewis (Vice Chair)

Norton Rose Fulbright
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10004
212-318-3363
jeffrey.lewis@nortonrosefulbright.com
 PTAB Trial

Todd R. Walters (Chair) Joseph R. Re (Board Liaison)

Buchanan, Ingersoll Rooney, P.C. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
1737 King Street, Suite 500 2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314 Irvine, CA 92614
703-838-6556 949-721-2889
todd.walters@bipc.com Joe.re@knobbe.com

Jeffrey N. Townes (Vice-Chair)

Cozen O'Connor
1200 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-747-0783
jtownes@cozen.com

Public Appointments

Ann M. Mueting (Chair) Valerie L. Calloway (Board Liaison)

Mueting Raasch & Gebhardt Alltech, Inc.
111 Third Avenue, South P.O. Box 910846
Mill Place, Suite 350 Lexington, KY 40591
Minneapolis, MN 55401 859-881-2286
612-305-1217 Val.cal@att.net
amueting@mrgs.com

Sharon Israel (Vice-Chair)

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
600 Travis Street
Suite 3400
Houston, TX 77002
713-546-5689
sisrael@shb.com
 Public Education

Clara N. Jiminez (Chair) Kimberly N. Van Voohris (Board

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Liaison)
Garrett & Dunner Nike, Inc.
901 New York Avenue, NW 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive
Washington, DC 20001 Beaverton, OH 97077
202-408-4253 503-572-8779
clara.jimenez@finnegan.com Kim.VanVoorhis@nike.com

Daniel Brownstone (Vice-Chair)

Fenwick & West
1211 Avenue of the Americas
FL 32
New York, NY 10006
917-580-3275
dbrownstone@fenwick.com

Special Committee on Pro Bono

Angela J. Grayson (Chair) Matthew C. Wagner (Board Liaison)

Precipice IP, LLP Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni
600 SW 8th Street One Atlantic Street
Suite 600 Stamford, CT 06901-2482
Bentonville, AR 72712 203-358-0800
479-286-1223 mwagner@dmoc.com
angela.grayson@precipice.com

Margaret Polson (Vice-Chair)

Polson Intellectual Property Law, PC
PO Box 1403
Broomfield CO, 80038-1403
303-485-7640
mpolson@polsoniplaw.com
 Special Committee on Publications

Bradley A. Forrest (Co-Chair) Gregory D. Allen (Board Liaison)

Schwegman, Lundbert & Woessner, P.A. 3M Innovative Properties Company
1600 TCF Tower P.O. Box 33427
121 South 8th Street St. Paul, MN 55133
Minneapolis, MN 55402 651-736-0641
612-373-6972 gdallen@mmm.com
bforrest@slwip.com

Michael W. Piper (Co-Chair)

Conley Rose, PC
5601 Granite Pkwy Ste 500
Plano, TX 75024-6687
972-731-2284
mpiper@dfw.conleyrose.com

Standards and Open Source

James Harlan (Chair) Brian Batzli (Board Liaison)

InterDigital Communications Merchant & Gould P.C.
515 C Street NE 3200 IDS Center
Washington, DC 19809 80 South Eighth Street
202-349-1713 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2215
jim.harlan@interdigital.com 612-336-4755
bbatzli@merchantgould.com
Paul Ragusa (Vice-Chair)
Baker Botts, LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112-0228
212-408-2588
paul.ragusa@bakerbotts.com
 Trade Secret Law

Russell Beck (Chair) Mark L. Whitaker (Board Liaison)

Beck Reed Riden, LLP Morrison Foerster LLP
155 Federal Street 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1302 Suite 6000
Boston, MA 02110 Washington, DC 20006-1888
617-500-8670 202-887-1507
rbeck@beckreed.com mwhitaker@mofo.com

Mark A. Klapow (Vice-Chair)

Crowell & Moring LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20004
202-624-2975
mklapow@crowell.com

Trademark Internet

David A. Einhorn (Chair) Sheldon H. Klein (Board Liaison)

Baker Hostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza
Floor 11
New York, NY 10111-0230
212-589-4644
deinhorn@bakerlaw.com
Gray Plant Mooty
The Watergate, Suite 700
600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-295-2215
sheldon.klein@gpmlaw.com

Tyson Smith (Vice-Chair)

Pirkey Barber PLLC
600 Congress Avenue
Suite 2120
Austin, TX 78701
512-322-5200
tsmith@pirkeybarber.com
 Trademark Law

Stephanie H. Bald (Chair) Sheldon H. Klein (Board Liaison)

Kelly IP, LLP Gray Plant Mooty
1919 M Street, NW The Watergate, Suite 700
Suite 610 600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20037
202-808-3573 202-295-2215
stephanie.bald@kelly-ip.com sheldon.klein@gpmlaw.com

Theodore Davis (Vice-Chair)

1100 Peachtree St NE
Suite #2800
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-815-6534
tdavis@kilpatrickstockton.com

Trademark Litigation

Sean D. Garrison (Chair) Jennifer L. Kovalcik (Board Liaison)

Bacal & Garrison Law Group
6991 E Camelback Road
Suite D-102
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-719-8501
sean.garrison@bacalgroup.com
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
401 Commerce ST Ste 800
Nashville, TN 37219-2490
615-782-2214
Jen.kovalcik@gmail.com

Dean C. Eyler (Vice-Chair)

Gary Plant Moody
16925 32nd Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55447-1200
612-632-3016
dean.eyler@gpmlaw.com
 Trademark Treaties and International Law

Alan M. Datri (Chair) Jennifer L. Kovalcik (Board Liaison)

IPDatri LLC Stites & Harbison, PLLC
52 W Calhoun Ave 401 Commerce ST Ste 800
Memphis, TN 38103-4499 Nashville, TN 37219-2490
901-336-5981 615-782-2214
IPDatri@att.net jen.kovalcik@gmail.com

Janet M. Fuhrer (Vice-Chair)

Ridout & Maybee, LLP
11 Holland Avenue
Suite 601
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 4S1
CANADA
613-236-8804
jfuhrer@ridoutmaybee.com

Trademark-Relations with the USPTO

Kathryn (Kate) E. Smith (Chair) Jennifer L. Kovalcik (Board Liaison)

Wood Herron & Evans Stites & Harbison, PLLC
2700 Carew Tower 401 Commerce ST Ste 800
441 Vine Street Nashville, TN 37219-2490
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2917 615-782-2214
513-241-2324 jen.kovalcik@gmail.com
ksmith@whe-law.com

Gabrielle S. Roth (Vice-Chair)

Sughrue Mion
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-293-7060
groth@sughrue.com
 Women in IP Law

Deborah J. (Bea) Swedlow (Chair) Valerie L. Calloway (Board Liaison)

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP Alltech, Inc.
315 E. Eisenhower Pkwy P.O. Box 910846
Suite 100 Lexington, KY 40591
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 859-881-2286
734-418-4268 Val.cal@att.net
bswedlow@honigman.com

Melissa Buss (Vice-Chair)

3M Innovative Properties
3M Center
P.O. Box 33427
St. Paul, MN 55133-3427
651-733-0649
mebuss@mmm.com