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| | Address | The Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street
P.O. Box 2207 | | Wilmington, Delaware 19899 | | (New Castle Co.) | | Mailing Address: The Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street, P.O. Box 2207, Wilmington, DE, 19899 | | | |
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| Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial Law, Antitrust and Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Wills, Estates and Trusts, Trust Litigation, Taxation, Family Law and Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1944 | Firm Profile:
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP is one of the nation's leading intellectual property and business law firms, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with additional offices in Washington DC and California.IP Smart Our firm is nationally recognized for its expertise in Intellectual Property law and in particular, patent law, the centerpiece of our IP practice. Our success in patent litigation has not only protected key technologies but it has helped shape the law on important issues regarding patents. We have served as lead counsel in trials and appeals throughout the United States, including the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the International Trade Commission. In addition, we have prosecuted some of the most important patents over the past decades. With advanced technical degrees in science and engineering, our attorneys are knowledgeable in every major technical field. Our firm continuously strives to remain at the forefront of all facets of Intellectual Property law including trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights. Business Savvy Our firm has extensive expertise in Delaware corporate and commercial law, commercial bankruptcy and business litigation, with deep roots in the Delaware Court of Chancery, one of the most respected business courts in the country. Our Business Law Group features experienced first chair litigators who are well versed in Delaware law and very knowledgeable regarding the practice in all of the Delaware courts. In addition to our litigation practice, our attorneys are experienced in a full range of business services related to mergers and acquisitions, commercial bankruptcy and tax . Many of our attorneys are nationally recognized in their respective fields and are also leaders within the Delaware community, serving on the boards or the committees of the Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court, the Delaware Bar Association, the American Inns of Court Foundation, the Community Legal Aid Society and numerous other non-profit organizations. Client Connected [R] Serving companies around the globe, from Fortune 100 companies to small start-ups, we have an unwavering commitment to partner with our clients and to help them reach their goals, a hallmark of our firm since its inception over sixty years ago. We strive to assist our clients to address their current needs, anticipate future issues in both their company and industry and then help them to identify and execute a comprehensive strategy to meet these goals. | | Firm Size: 97 | Representative Clients:
Albemarle Corporation; Apple Inc.; Ashland Inc.; BB&T Leasing; BASF Corporation; Bayer AG; Bayer HealthCare LLC; Christiana Bank; Colgate-Palmolive Company; Corporation Service Company; CreditSuisse Group; Eastman Kodak Company; FMC Corporation; Ford Motor Company; Gale Banks Engineering; HealthSouth Corporation; Henkel Corporation; Hyatt Corporation; Independent School Management; Inland Real Estate Group; Invista; MGI PHARMA, INC.; The Mills Corporation; New Castle County; NPS Pharmaceuticals; Parker Hannifin Corporation; Pfizer Inc.; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Rohm and Haas Company; State of Delaware; Steelcase, Inc.; Stoltz Management Company; Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.; U.S. Bank, N.A.; Verizon Communications, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
Other Office Locations of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Christos T. Adamopoulos (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware and Maryland; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1996); Georgetown University (J.D., 1999). Member, Georgetown Journal on Poverty and Public Policy. Intern to the Hon. Paul S. Sarbanes, United States Senator, Maryland, 1994. Law Clerk to: U.S. District Court, Baltimore, MD, 1997; Cawley & Company Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland, 1997; Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, Rockville, MD, 1998. Associate Member, Board of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of Delaware. Member: Delaware, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy. Email: Christos T. Adamopoulos | | Richard M. Beck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.M.E., 1960); George Washington University (J.D., 1964). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Assocation. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets. Email: Richard M. Beck | | Karen C. Bifferato (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Delaware and U.S. District Court District of Delaware. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1993-1994); Order of the Coif. Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Creditors Rights. Email: Karen C. Bifferato | | Mary W. Bourke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Delaware; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Princeton University (B.S.E., with honors, 1981); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1984); University of Pennsylvania. Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Mary W. Bourke | | Jeffrey B. Bove (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., with honors, 1975); New England School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Recipient, Amos L. Taylor Award for Scholastic Excellence, New England School of Law, 1979. Law Clerk, Superior Court of Delaware, 1979-1980. Managing Partner, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 2002—; Member of firm's Management Committee 1992—. Member: Delaware State, Third Circuit, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Bayer v. Housey; Bayer v. Biovail; Rohm and Haas Co. v. Mobil; Rohm and Haas Co. v. Dawson; Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Liberty Mutual; Shockley v. General Foods. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law. Email: Jeffrey B. Bove | | Matthew F. Boyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1980); University of Virginia (J.D., 1986). Member, Supreme Court of Delaware Board of Bar Examiners. Member, Executive Committee, Wilmington St. Thomas Moore Society. Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Section (2005-2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Professional Ethics. Email: Matthew F. Boyer | | Kevin F. Brady (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, Delaware; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., Biological Sciences, 1975); Widener University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982; M.B.A., Finance, 1983). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: Kevin F. Brady | | John A. Clark, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Delaware and U.S. District Court District of Delaware. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1968); George Washington University (J.D., 1971). Assistant Public Defender, State of Delaware, 1973-1979. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Family Law; Personal Injury; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Transactions. Email: John A. Clark, III | | Arthur G. Connolly, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Judicial Clerkship, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1988-1989. Attorney, Delaware State Senate, 136th General Assembly, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Litigation and Appeals; Business Organizations; Corporate Law. Email: Arthur G. Connolly, III | | Paul E. Crawford (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia; 1967, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Villanova University (B.M.E., 1961); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1964). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001. Assistant City Solicitor, Wilmington, Delaware, 1969. Delaware Association of Professional Engineers, Member of DADE Council, 1996-2002, 2004—. Member: Federal Bar Association, Delaware Chapter (Treasurer, 2005-2006); Delaware State Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Paul E. Crawford | | Francis DiGiovanni (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.M.E., 1987); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Litigation and Appeals; Environmental Law. Email: Francis DiGiovanni | | Charles J. Durante (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Delaware; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1980, Pennsylvania; 1990, U.S. Tax Court; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Haverford College (B.A., with honors, 1973); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1977; LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Recipient, Alumni Award, Haverford College, 1998. Deputy Attorney General, Delaware, 1978-1981. Assistant City Solicitor, Wilmington, 1981-1985. Parliamentarian, Delaware Democratic State Committee, 1990-2005. President, Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association, 1996—. Parliamentarian, Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, 2003-2006. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Taxation; Probate Administration; Estate Administration; Limited Liability Companies; Business Planning. Email: Charles J. Durante | | Rachel A. Dwares (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1994, Delaware. Education: Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences (A.B., Psychology, 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Note and Case Editor, 1984-1985; Staff Member, 1983-1984, Law Review. Associate Trustee, Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Email: Rachel A. Dwares | | Edward F. "Mike" Eaton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1976, Delaware; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1970); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Law Clerk, Superior Court of Delaware, 1975-1976. Deputy Attorney General, Delaware, 1976-1977. Assistant City Solicitor, Wilmington, 1977-1979. Assistant Public Defender, 1979-1985. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Business Law; Criminal Law; Matrimonial Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Edward F. "Mike" Eaton | | Eric J. Evain (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Delaware; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northland College (B.S, magna cum laude, 1982); University of Idaho (Ph.D., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Wolcott Judicial Fellowship, 1997; Renfrew Graduate Research Fellowships, 1983-1987. Law Clerk to Joseph T. Walsh, Delaware Supreme Court. Recipient, Idaho Academy of Science Award, 1987. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(10%); Intellectual Property(90%). Email: Eric J. Evain | | Henry E. Gallagher, Jr. (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 4th and Federal Circuits. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1971); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Law Clerk, Superior Court of Delaware, 1975-1976. Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board on Professional Responsibility, 1986-1992. Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners, 1999-2005. Member: Delaware State (Member, Council of Corporation Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Litigation; Appeals; Arbitration; Delaware Chancery Practice. Email: Henry E. Gallagher, Jr. | | Matthew M. Greenberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Delaware. Education: Trinity College (B.A., with honors, 1991); American University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Alternative Entity Law; Corporate Finance and Securities. | | Christine M. Hansen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1986); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Fulbright Scholar, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, 1986-1987. Member: American Bar Association; Intellectual Property Owners Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents. Email: Christine M. Hansen | | Daniel J. Harbison (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware, New Jersey (inactive) and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.Ch.E., with honors, 1995); Widener University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Daniel J. Harbison | | James D. Heisman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1983); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: James D. Heisman | | Rudolf E. Hutz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Delaware, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Circuits; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1959); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1963). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Law; Antitrust Law; Litigation and Appeals. Email: Rudolf E. Hutz | | R. Eric Hutz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation and Appeals; Appellate Practice. Email: R. Eric Hutz | | Richard David Levin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1967); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1970). Co-Author: "Delaware Entities & Opinion Letters," Commercial Real Estate Financing 2006, Practising Law Institute; "Considerations in Buying or Selling a Business in Delaware," National Business Institute, Inc. 1985; "Basic Real Estate Law in Delaware," National Business Institute, Inc., 1990-1991. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Delaware, 1970-1973. Acting U.S. Attorney, District of Delaware, 1973. Assistant Public Defender, State of Delaware, 1973-1976. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Organizations; Business and Commercial Law. Email: Richard David Levin | | Stanley C. Macel, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1963); Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., 1972). Barenkopf Scholar, 1971-1972. Court Administrator, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1968-1972. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation and Appeals. Email: Stanley C. Macel, III | | Robert G. McMorrow, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia (inactive); 1984, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: The Citadel Military College of South Carolina (B.A., 1980); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1983); Villanova University (M.A., 1990). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Counseling; Interference Practice; Biotechnology; Chemical Arts. Email: Robert G. McMorrow, Jr. | | Daniel C. Mulveny (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 2000, Delaware; 2001, U.S District Court, District of Delaware; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Delaware (B.S.Ch.E., 1992); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Daniel C. Mulveny | | Ashley I. Pezzner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1993, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1981); Johns Hopkins University (M.A.S., 1985); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: Ashley I. Pezzner | | Harold Pezzner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Maryland; 1964, Delaware; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1963. Education: Wilkes University, 1956; Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1958); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Member: American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Harold Pezzner | | Patricia Smink Rogowski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1990. Education: Lehigh University (B.S.M.E., with highest honors, 1984); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1987). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Member: Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2006-2007; President-Elect, 2005-2006; Vice President, 2004-2005; Secretary, 2002-2004, Board Member, 2000-2002). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Law; Science and Technology Law. Email: Patricia Smink Rogowski | | David E. Ross (Partner) born Livingston, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland and New Jersey; 1996, District of Columbia; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1994); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1995). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Recipient: James A. Elkins Prize in Constitutional Law; Lawrence S. Greenbaum Prize; Thomas E. Dewey Prize. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: David E. Ross | | Collins J. Seitz, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Delaware; U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1980); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member, Villanova Law Review, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trust Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Collins J. Seitz, Jr. | | Glen P. Trudel (Partner) born Pawtucket, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware. Education: Providence College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1987). Phi Sigma Tau; Pi Sigma Alpha. Associate Attorney, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, 1987-1992. Senior Vice President and Counsel, MBNA America Bank (now Bank of America), 1992-2006. Member: Delaware State (Past Member, Corporate Counsel Committee; Founding Member, International Law Committee) and American (Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Banking Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Alternative Entity Law. Email: Glen P. Trudel | | Max B. Walton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Delaware; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Washington College (B.A., 1995); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Internal Managing Editor, Widener Law Symposium Journal. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Land Use Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Government Law. Email: Max B. Walton | | Gregory J. Weinig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware; 1997, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1996); Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Member, Estates and Trusts Section; Chair, 2006-2007; Vice Chair, 2005-2006; Secretary, 2004-2005; Taxation Section); American Bar Association (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Trust Law; Estate and Trust Litigation; Probate and Trust Administration; Taxation; Corporate, Trust and Special Entity Opinions. Email: Gregory J. Weinig | | Jeffrey C. Wisler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Delaware and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1985); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights; Litigation and Appeals; Business and Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey C. Wisler | | OF COUNSEL | | Edmund E. Christian (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Howard University (B.Sc., 1986; J.D., 1997). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Edmund E. Christian | | Arthur G. Connolly, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Delaware and District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.S., 1959; J.D., 1962). Member, 1974-1982 and Chairman, 1980-1982, Delaware Board of Bar Examiners. Member: Lawyer Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1984-1986; Georgetown University Law Alumni Board 1986-1988; Board of Directors, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc., 1990-1995; Delaware Code of Judicial Conduct Committee, 1990-1993; Board on Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Delaware, 1992-1995; State Public Integrity Commission. Former Member, Board of Trustees, Archmere Academy and Wilmington Friends School; Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Widener Law School 1983-1988. Member: American Bar Association; Delaware Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Organization; Business Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Arthur G. Connolly, Jr. | | M. Edward Danberg (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1984, Delaware; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1978); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981). Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware, 1984-1987. Council Attorney, New Castle County, 1987-1988. Assistant County Attorney, 1988-1993 and County Attorney, 1993-1997, New Castle County, Delaware. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Litigation and Appeals; Land Use and Zoning. Email: M. Edward Danberg | | Liza D. Hohenschutz (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Newcomb College of Tulane University (B.S., cum laude, 1975); Kings College, University of London, England (Ph.D., 1979); Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Biotechnology. Email: Liza D. Hohenschutz | | David M. Morse (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, California; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1992); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Prosecution. Email: David M. Morse | | James M. Mulligan, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Pennsylvania and Delaware; 1959, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st and 3rd Circuits and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1954); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1957). Alpha Sigma Nu. Instructor, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania, 1955-1957. Assistant City Solicitor, Wilmington, 1958-1964. Practice Areas: Business Organizations; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. Email: James M. Mulligan, Jr. | | Wayne C. Jaeschke (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Cornell University (B.S.Ch.E., 1961); Fordham University of New York (J.D., 1964). Canadian Patent Agent, 1996. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Litigation; Patent Opinions; Patent Counseling. Email: Wayne C. Jaeschke | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeremy Anderson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, District of Columbia; 2004, Delaware and California; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1997); Georgetown University (J.D., 2002). Member: Delaware State (Member, Corporate Counsel Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Corporate Governance; Commercial Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jeremy Anderson | | Bradley R. Aronstam (Associate) born New York; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and New York. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Pace University (B.B.A., 1998); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk, Delaware Court of Chancery, 2001. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation. Email: Bradley R. Aronstam | | Kristen Healey Cramer (Associate) born Brockton, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; 2000, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2004, Delaware and New Jersey. Education: Brown University (B.A., Physics, 1991; B.A., English/American Literature, 1991); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Federal Circuit Editor, 1998-1999, and Member, 1997-1998, The American University Law Review. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, D.C., 1999-2003; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003-2005. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Licensing. Email: Kristen Healey Cramer | | Aaron R. Ettelman (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Lehigh University (B.S., Chemistry, with honors, 1995); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association; Association of Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Aaron R. Ettelman | | Jennifer Fraser (Associate) born Oceanside, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1991); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Litigation. Email: Jennifer Fraser | | Mark Freeman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, Delaware; 2003, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Centenary College (B.S., 1975; B.A., 1976); University of Central Arkansas (M.S., 1979); University of Virginia (Ph.D., 1989); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Counseling; Prosecution and Litigation; Biotechnology; Pharmaceuticals; Life Sciences; Licensing; Copyright. Email: Mark Freeman | | Meredith L. Gaudio (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, Pennsylvania; 2008, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., Psychology; minor, English, 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Secretary, Villanova Student Bar Association. Intern, United States Attorney's Office, Wilmington. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation. Email: Meredith L. Gaudio | | Phillip E. Gonzalez (Associate) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Lehigh University (B.S., Biochemistry, 1995); Temple University School of Pharmacy (M.S., Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, 2000); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Phillip E. Gonzalez | | Brian M. Gottesman (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit and District of Columbia. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Rodney Inn of Court; Pro Bono Inn of Court; Harvard Law School Association of Philadelphia. Practice Areas: Alternative Business Entities; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; General Practice. Email: Brian M. Gottesman | | Dana K. Hammond (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Physics, 2002); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Judicial Extern for Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge, United States District Court, District of Delaware. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: Dana K. Hammond | | Christina M. Hillson (Associate) born 1958; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1979); Baylor University Law School (J.D.). Practice Areas: Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Christina M. Hillson | | Timothy M. Holly (Associate) born Sandusky, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Xavier University (M.A., 1998); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Professional Member, Society of Industrial Organizational/Psychology. Assistant Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America. Chairman, National Eagle Scout Association, Del-Mar-VA Council. Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Chair of Labor and Employment Section); District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Society of Human Resource Management; Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Practice Areas: Employment Law; General Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Timothy M. Holly | | M. Curt Lambert (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2005. Education: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1991); North Carolina State University (M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1994); Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Professional Engineer, Louisiana and Ohio. Judicial Extern to the Honorable Susan J. Dlott, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: M. Curt Lambert | | Brian R. Lemon (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: University of Central Arkansas (B.S.); George Mason University School of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Brian R. Lemon | | Zhun Lu (Director of Asian Pacific Practice) born 1957; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, Delaware and District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Huazhong University of Agriculture (B.S.,1981; M.S., 1984); Auburn University (Ph.D., 1993); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution; Litigation; Opinions; Counseling. Email: Zhun Lu | | Roberte Marie D. Makowski (Associate) born 1955; admitted to bar, 2004, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Ottawa (B.S., with honors, 1977; M.S., 1981); University of Saskatchewan (Ph.D., 1987); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Patent Counselling; Patent Prosecution and Litigation; Intellectual Property Counselling; Life Sciences. Email: Roberte Marie D. Makowski | | Eamonn P. Morrison (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: Ursinus College (B.S., 1995); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Eamonn P. Morrison | | Steven A. Nash (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Biology, 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Business Manager, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Patent Interference. Email: Steven A. Nash | | Ryan Patrick Newell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: The University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law. | | Marc J. Phillips (Associate) born 1960; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Marc J. Phillips | | Helena C. Rychlicki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware; 2001, U.S. District Court District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2001. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1982; M.S., Chemistry, 1983); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Wolcott Fellow. Internal Managing Editor, Widener Law Symposium Journal. Member, American Chemical Society, 1982—. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Counseling; Intellectual Property Prosecution and Litigation in Chemical and Life Sciences. Email: Helena C. Rychlicki | | Claudia Schultze (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Technical University of Berlin (Diploma in Chemical Engineering (Equivalent to B.S. & M.S.), 1995); Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1998); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation. Email: Claudia Schultze | | Alan R. Silverstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware. Education: Ursinus College (B.S., Chemistry, 2002); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: Alan R. Silverstein | | Chad S.C. Stover (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware and South Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Delaware (B.M.E., with honors, 2000); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Chad S.C. Stover | | Scott E. Swenson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2001); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Litigation; Probate and Trust Administration; Taxation; Corporate and Special Entity Opinions; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Estate Planning and Trust Law. | | Christina M. Thompson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1997); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Christina M. Thompson | | Keith A. Walter, Jr. (Associate) born Forrest, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2000, Delaware; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1993); Temple University (J.D., 1998). Member: New York Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Keith A. Walter, Jr. | | Charles T. Williams, III (Associate) born Coatesville, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1996); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Widener Scholar. Recipient: Fairfax Leary Memorial Scholarship; Certificate in Business Organizations Law, with honors; Outstanding Student Service Award, 2002; Certificates of Achievement in Business Organizations, Appellate Practice and Procedure, Alternative Entities, Business Tax and Corporate Finance. Editor-in-Chief, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph T. Walsh, Supreme Court of Delaware, 2002-2003. Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Charles T. Williams, III | | Josiah R. Wolcott (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., with honors, 2001); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2005). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Josiah R. Wolcott | | Geoffrey A. Zelley (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware and New Jersey; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2001); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Geoffrey A. Zelley | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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