PARTNERS
William A. Rakoczy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 2004, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 7th, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Wabash College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1992) Phi Beta Kappa; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to Hon. Wayne R. Andersen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1995-1997. Associate, 1997-2001 and Partner, 2001-2004, Lord Bissell & Brook, LLP. Member: Chicago (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Warner-Lambert Co. v. Apotex Corp., 316 F.3d 1348; SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 365 F.3d 1306; Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp., 383 F. 3d 1337; Abbott Labs. v. TorPharm, Inc., 300 F.3d 1367; Adkins Energy, LLC v. Delta-T Corp., 347 Ill.App.3d 373; SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 247 F.Supp.2d 1011; In re Gabapentin Patent Litig., 312 F.Supp.2d 653; Dietrich v. Trek Bicycle Corp., 297 F.Supp.2d 1122; SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 193 F.R.D. 530; SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 194 F.R.D. 624; In re Gabapentin Patent Litig., 214 F.R.D. 178; William Reber, LLC v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc., 220 F.R.D. 533. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Food and Drug Litigation; Antitrust; Complex Commercial Litigation.
Paul J. Molino (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Drake University (B.S., 1987); DePaul University (J.D., 1991). Associate, 1994-2000 and Partner, 2000-2003, Lord Bissell & Brook, LLP. Reported Cases: SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 365 F.3d 1306; Abbott Labs. v. Torpham, Inc., 309 F. Supp. 2d 1043; Glazo Group Ltd. v. Apotex, Inc., 272 F. Supp. 2d 772; In re Gabapentin Patent Litig., 214 F.R.D. 178; Asahi Glass Co. v. Pentech Pharms., Inc., 289 F. Supp. 2d 986; Abbott Labs. v. Torpham, Inc., 156 F. Supp. 2d 738. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Patents; Trade Secrets; Trademark Litigation.
Deanne M. Mazzochi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Boston University (B.A., Chemistry and Political Science, 1994); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Named, "Defense Win of the Month," Trial Decision before Hon. Richard Posner, National Law Journal, April, 2003; Winner, GWU Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition, 1996. Executive Managing Editor, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 1996-1997. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 365 F.3d 1306, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 8107; 70 U.S.P.Q. 2D (BNA) 1737; Abbott Labs. v. TorPham, Inc., 309 F. Supp. 2d 1043; In re Gabapentin Patent Litig., 214 F.R.D. 178; Tracy v. Jewel Food Stores, 62 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1283, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3806; 62 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1283. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Regulatory Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Complex Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Antitrust.
Christine J. Siwik (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Social Science/Political Science, magna cum laude, 1992); Loyola University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Recipient: Leadership & Service Award, Loyola University School of Law; Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Phi Alpha Delta; Outstanding Academic Senior Award, Michigan State University. Executive Editor, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, 1994-1995. Former Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP. Reported Cases: aaiPharma Inc. v. Thompson, 296 F.3d 227; 3M v. Barr Labs., Inc., 289 F.3d 775; In re Tamoxifen Citrate Antitrust Litig., 222 F. Supp. 2d 326, 277 F.Supp. 2d 121; 3M v. Barr Labs., 139 F. Supp. 2d 1109; McCook Metals L.L.C. v. Alcoa, Inc., 192 F.R.D. 242; 277 F. Supp. 2d 121; TorPharm Inc. v. Shalala, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21983. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Regulatory Law.
Amy D. Brody (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2002, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Evansville (B.S., 1997); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Recipient, Scribe Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Managing Editor, Global Legal Studies Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Law School Admissions Board; London (England) Law Consortium. Former Associate, Lord Bissell & Brook, LLP. Member: Chicago (Member, Litigation Section) and Illinois State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Constitutional Rights Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance.
Alice L. Riechers (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin and Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 1996); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Associate Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1999-2000. Former Associate, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Chicago. Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents.
Andrew M. Alul (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2000). Andrew M. Alul is a partner at Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP. His practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation and counseling, particularly pharmaceutical drug patent litigation and regulatory litigation involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
ASSOCIATES
Neil A. Benchell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1983); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Theodore Chiacchio (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Bucknell University (B.A., Biology, 1999); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Theodore Chiacchio
Todd Cox (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2004); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Gregory A. Duff (Contract Attorney) born Lebanon, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2004, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Ph., with honors, 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Lara E. FitzSimmons (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1993); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2002). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Task Force on Women Who Try Cases). Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution Practice.Email: Lara E. FitzSimmons
Brian A. Garcia (Associate) born Willits, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A., Chemistry, 1991); University of Illinois (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 2001; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Eric R. Hunt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., 2003); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Infringement; Intellectual Property.
Joseph Jaros (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2004, Colorado. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1993); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Dawn Gardner Krosnick (Associate) born Park Ridge, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Biology, 1992); George Washington University (M.Phil., Genetics, 1999); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
John J. McGuirk (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia; 1987, California; 1991, Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Astronomy, 1971; M.S., Geochemistry, 1979) Boston College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). [Veteran: U.S. Air Force; Air National Guard]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
John D. Polivick (Associate) born Granite City, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri and Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: John D. Polivick
Tara M. Raghavan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Chemistry and B.A., Economics, 2000; J.D., 2003). Notes Editor, Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, 2002-2003. Formerly with Dennison & Associates, Chicago. Member, Tyagaraja Utsavam, Indian Classical Music Organization. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Indian American Bar Association, Chicago. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patents; Chemical Patents.
Heinz Salmen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: North Park University (B.S., Biology, 1998); Loyola University, Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Robert Teigen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: St. John's University (B.A., Biochemistry, 2004); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Anuj K. Wadhwa (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Benedictine University (B.S., 1997); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Patent Prosecution.