2024 Speaker Hall Of Fame
Our Cross Industry Speaking Faculty Will Consist of Trade Secret, Intellectual Propert and Private Practice Experts to Assist You with Practical Knowledge to Advance IP Strategies!
Trade Secret IP – Shrouded in it’s secrecy and mystery means not everyone has actual practical experience in this field.
Our executive speaking faculty, armed with their field experience, war stores and more are here to help you demystify the legal landscape, strengthen strategies and evaluate Patent vs Trade Secret
Adam Gershenson
PartnerCooleyBarry focuses his practice on complex patent litigation. He is an experienced first-chair trial attorney with extensive federal jury and bench trial experience, having tried numerous intellectual property cases to verdict. Although Barry has represented clients at all levels of litigation in various fields of technology, including computer software, medical devices, office furniture, the Internet, insurance, manufacturing, LEDs and telecommunications, he focuses on consumer electronics and Hatch-Waxman litigation.
In addition to handling complex jury and bench trials nationwide, Barry has participated in all aspects of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitrations and mediations. In this regard, he has also developed innovative approaches and strategies to resolve significant disputes to avoid costly litigation.
Barry has led trial teams in more than 90 cases, many settling on favorable terms prior to trial. Barry has extensive experience litigating consumer electronic cases over cell phones, display modules containing pixel assemblies, point of sale machines, semi-conductor manufacturing, mobile security solutions for portable electronic traffic message boards, VOIP technology, and fiber optics. Barry also has litigated highly specialized Hatch-Waxman statutory patent infringement actions involving prescription pharmaceutical drugs.
Anand Patel
Senior CounselDOJ (Department of Justice)Anand B. Patel is Senior Counsel in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section at the Department of Justice. He investigates and prosecutes trade secrets theft, ransomware attacks, and computer intrusions. Mr. Patel teaches Trade Secrets Law at the George Washington University Law School. Before joining the Department, Mr. Patel spent a decade as an attorney at Paul Hastings LLP, where he handled all facets of disputes involving trade secrets. He previously served as law clerk to the Honorable William Bryson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Patel graduated from UVA School of Law and MIT.
Barry P. Golob
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property LitigationCozen O'ConnorBarry focuses his practice on complex patent litigation. He is an experienced first-chair trial attorney with extensive federal jury and bench trial experience, having tried numerous intellectual property cases to verdict. Although Barry has represented clients at all levels of litigation in various fields of technology, including computer software, medical devices, office furniture, the Internet, insurance, manufacturing, LEDs and telecommunications, he focuses on consumer electronics and Hatch-Waxman litigation.
In addition to handling complex jury and bench trials nationwide, Barry has participated in all aspects of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitrations and mediations. In this regard, he has also developed innovative approaches and strategies to resolve significant disputes to avoid costly litigation.
Barry has led trial teams in more than 90 cases, many settling on favorable terms prior to trial. Barry has extensive experience litigating consumer electronic cases over cell phones, display modules containing pixel assemblies, point of sale machines, semi-conductor manufacturing, mobile security solutions for portable electronic traffic message boards, VOIP technology, and fiber optics. Barry also has litigated highly specialized Hatch-Waxman statutory patent infringement actions involving prescription pharmaceutical drugs.
A member of the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association, Barry regularly speaks around the country on various judges' panels on mediation and settlement techniques, as well as best practices for successful trials.
Barry graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and earned his law degree from Washington College of Law of the American University.
Barry J. Schindler
Intellectual Property & Technology LawyerGreenberg Traurig LLPBarry J. Schindler is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Patents and Innovation Strategies Group. Barry has over 30 years of legal experience in all aspects of IP protection. Barry not only manages global patent portfolios but also provides strategic counsel on trade secrets including trade secret audits and due diligence. Barry represents major companies and start-ups. His expertise spans diverse technical domains, including AI, machine learning, AgriTech, FoodTech, Fintech, cloud computing, chemical, pharmaceutical, material science, and medical devices. Barry helps clients balance IP protection by strategically choosing between patents and trade secrets, ensuring comprehensive coverage for innovations.
Beth Krewson
General Counsel, Chief Compliance OfficerFormation BioChris Buntel
Co-Founder & CIPOTangiblyChris Buntel is a US intellectual property attorney with over 20 years experience connecting innovation and intellectual property law. He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly. Chris is passionate about trade secrets – the “next big thing” in intellectual property evolution. While other forms of intellectual property have been well supported for years, people are just now realizing the huge need for trade secret management tools and education. He has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, and J.D. in Law from University of Houston.
Clint Morrison
CounselPatterson Belknap Weber & Tyler LLPGeoff White
General Counsel and Chief IP CounselSilcoTekGeoffrey White is General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel for SilcoTek Corporation, a high-tech materials science company solving challenges for the world’s most innovative organizations. Geoffrey was previously in private practice, handling IP matters for startups through huge organizations. He has an MBA from Cambridge, an IP LLM from George Washington, a JD from Widener, and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been named multiple times to IAM 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists, spoken in countless venues on value-focused IP strategy, and collaborates with Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing on Innovation and IP Management research.
Gregory Bombard
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig, LLPGregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on trade secret litigation. Greg also handles other IP litigation and complex commercial disputes. His trade secret clients are primarily in high tech industries, including biotech, medical devices, software, robotics, fintech, and manufacturing. Greg is an author of the ABA’s Guide to Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets, 2nd Ed., and co-chairs of the ABA’s Trade Secret Litigation Subcommittee. Greg is a shareholder in the Boston office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He can be reached at [email protected].
Hannah Joseph
Director of Trade SecretRegeneronHannah T. Joseph serves as Director of Trade Secrets at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. At Regeneron, she drives strategy for the protection of trade secrets and proprietary information. Before joining Regeneron, Hannah worked at Beck Reed Riden LLP, a boutique law firm in Boston, where she specialized in the areas of trade secrets law, restrictive covenants, and employee mobility for nearly a decade. Hannah holds a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Binghamton University.
Honorable Judge William G Young
Senior District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MassachusettsThe Honorable Faith Hochberg is a nationally recognized Federal Judge and former United States Attorney known for her broad expertise spanning judicial, federal law enforcement, and financial institution regulatory top level positions. In 2015, Judge Hochberg retired from the bench to found Hochberg ADR, LLC, which provides mediation, arbitration, and mock court exercises in high profile, complex matters in national and international litigation. Judge Hochberg serves as a court-appointed Monitor in international cybersecurity cases, and as a court-appointed Special Master in many cases in both federal and state courts, including complex multi-district litigation (MDL cases).
Judge Hochberg is a distinguished neutral admitted to the rosters of the AAA, ICDR, ICC, and CPR; she is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute. Her expertise broadly spans many areas of law: class actions, corporate contract, insurance, banking & financial institutions, securities, antitrust, trade secrets, pharmaceutical development and licensing, patent and other intellectual property litigation and licensing, merger and acquisition transactions, and partnership disputes.
Judge Hochberg was twice nominated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate, first as United States Attorney and then as a United States District Judge. During her tenure on the bench, she has presided over thousands of federal cases, including large class actions, securities, banking, patent and intellectual property, pharmaceutical intellectual property and licensing, antitrust, insurance, ERISA, corporate contract, construction related disputes, employment and partnership disputes, and others. The Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation appointed her to preside over large national multi-district cases, filed across the country and consolidated to be managed by Judge Hochberg. She is a frequent speaker both nationally and internationally on patent law, class actions, employment law, and alternative dispute resolution.
Judge Hochberg was invited to sit by designation on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and served as a patent pilot judge with special expertise in this complex area of law. She was honored as the first Fellow of the Innovation Center for Law and Technology at New York Law School and also serves on the Center’s Advisory Board. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Lasker Foundation, acclaimed for its prominence in promoting outstanding research in science and medicine.
Judge Hochberg was the top federal law enforcement official when she served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, managing strategy and operations of the large public office. As Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury Department, she spearheaded multinational tactics to combat money laundering, and was responsible for oversight of the Treasury Department’s enforcement agencies, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control [OFAC], the Bank Secrecy Office, as well as Secret Service, U.S. Customs Service and other agencies.
Judge Hochberg has developed risk management and civil regulatory enforcement criteria for financial institutions during her service as Senior Deputy Chief Counsel of the OTS during the S & L crisis.
Judge Hochberg received her law degree from Harvard Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Judge Hochberg graduated, summa cum laude, from Tufts University, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She also attended the London School of Economics.
Honorable Faith Hochberg
(Retired Judge)United States District JudgeIan DiBernardo
PartnerBrown RudnickJames Gale
Co-Chair (IP Litigation)Cozen O'ConnorJames Coe
Senior Director, Senior Counsel - Intellectual PropertyKEURIG DR PEPPERJeffrey Farrow
Trade Secrets, Financial Fraud & Executive Disputes Chair, and Litigation Department ChairMichelman & Robinson, LLPJennifer Burdman
Chief IP CounselValo HealthJohn Bennett
PartnerAllen & OveryJoseph D'Angelo
Head of IP LitigationAnalog DevicesJudge Cathy Bissoon
United States District JudgeUnited States District Court For The Western District Of PennsylvaniaJulie Lappin
Senior IP CounselNestleKelly Burke
Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP InvestigationsAdobeKelly Burke is Associate Senior Legal Counsel, IP Investigations at Adobe, where she focuses on IP investigations and protection, and leads the Trade Secret Protection Program. Prior to that, she was Senior Security Counsel at Apple, concentrating on insider threats. Before she went in-house, she was a prosecutor for more than a decade at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in trying complex white collar, public corruption, and public integrity criminal cases.
Ken Corsello
US Trade Secrets Counsel / Patent Licensing CounselIBM CorporationKim Jessum
Chief IP CounselHeraeusKsenia Takhistova
Chief Legal OfficerLCM Biosensor TechnologiesLana Gladstein
General CounselSeaport TherapeuticsMark Abumeri
Attoney AdvisorUSPTOMark Ridgeway
PartnerA&OShermanMary Guzman
Founder, CEO and Risk Management ConsultantCrown Jewel InsuranceMary Guzman is an insurance industry veteran and pioneer. She has over 25 years experience advising clients on a myriad of risks to their businesses, most recently with a focus on all things related to technology, media, and intellectual property. Mary is an industry trailblazer and disrupter. Mary was one of the first in the industry to develop a cyber insurance policy in 2000. She is a published author and speaker, having done over 125 speaking engagements on risks/solutions to threats arising from the convergence of all things intangible. She has been a government liaison as part of the DHS cybersecurity and insurance working group during the Obama administration. She is part of the Trade Secret committee of the American Intellectual Property Legal Association (AIPLA). She is also on the board of the USIPA and has been tasked with starting/Chairing the Trade Secret committee for them
Matthew D. Kohel
PartnerSAUL EWING LLPMatthew Murphy
PartnerAxinnMichelle Gon
Senior Compliance OfficerHan Kun LawMike Binns
Associate General CounselMetaPaul Popeo
Department Co-Chair – LitigationChoate, Hall & Stewart LLPRama Elluru
Senior DirectorSpecial Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)Mike Renaud
Member / Chair, Intellectual Property DivisionMintzRonald Sia Deputy GC
Technology & Brand; Enterprise Risk & ESG Compliance OfficerSimpliSafeRon serves as Deputy General Counsel - Technology and Brand, and Enterprise Risk and Sustainability Compliance Officer for SimpliSafe. Prior to joining SimpliSafe, he spent over a decade in a variety of in house legal roles at P&G / Gillette in Cincinnati and Boston, with his last role as Global Lead Commercial Counsel for the Gillette business unit. Ron studied Chemical Engineering and Economics at Tufts University and received his JD from UNH School of Law.
Ruth Ma Swilling
Chief IP Counsel, General CounselRaytheonShane O`Neill
Assistant General CounselNorsk TitaniumSteve Kurlowecz
Chief IP CounselKyndrylSteve Smith
PartnerCooleyTom Brown
Senior Managing Legal Director, Head of Intellectual Property LitigationDellTom Pease
ShareholderGreenberg TraurigVictoria Cundiff
Adjunct Professor, PennCarey Law SchoolUniversity of Pennsylvania