2022 Speakers
Distinguished Co-Chairs
Ryan M. Daniel
VP, Associate General Counsel Corporate and Business Transactions
Fresenius Kabi
Linda Friedlieb
Division Counsel
AbbVie
Members of the Judiciary
Hon. Colm F. Connolly
Chief Judge
United States District Court, District of Delaware
Hon. Stanley R. Chesler
District Judge
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
Hon. Joshua Wolson
District Judge
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Visiting Judge, District of Delaware)
Hon. Douglas E. Arpert
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
Hon. Christopher J. Burke
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court, District of Delaware
Government Representatives from Key Agencies
Jacqueline Bonilla
Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge
Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Robin Evans
Deputy Commissioner for Patents
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Hon. Susan Mitchell
Lead Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Hon. Grace Obermann
Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Mary C. Till
Senior Legal Advisor
Office of Patent Legal Administration
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
In-House Counsel
Tanzina Chowdhury
Senior Corporate Counsel
Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.
Ryan M. Daniel
VP, Associate General Counsel Corporate and Business Transactions
Fresenius Kabi
Linda Friedlieb
Division Counsel
AbbVie
Dan Hoang
Senior Counsel – Patent Litigation
AbbVie
Mary Morry
Counsel
Merck & Company
Huong Nguyen
General Counsel & Compliance Officer
Fosun Pharma USA Inc.
Brian Stone
Vice President
Assistant Global General Counsel Regulatory
Mylan
Andrea Tiglio
Associate General Counsel, IP Legal
Senior Director IP
Astellas Pharma US
Law Firms
John L. Abramic
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
David Abramowitz
Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Aaron F. Barkoff
Shareholder
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd
John T. Bennett
Partner
Allen & Overy LLP
Andrew Berdon
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Carolyn Blessing
Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Caryn Borg-Breen
Partner
Ballard Spahr
Anna Brook
Partner
Culhane Meadows PLLC
Aziz Burgy
Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Arlene Chow
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Dominick A. Conde
Partner
Venable LLP
Jeffrey R. Gargano
Partner
K&L Gates LLP
Anne Shea Gaza
Partner
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Steven J. Horowitz
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Kurt Karst
Director
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC
Jeremy Lowe
Shareholder
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Jamie L. Lucia
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Cary Miller
Partner
Jones Day
Gregory A. Morris
Partner
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Matt Murphy
Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Kevin E. Noonan
Partner
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Michael K. Nutter
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
Anil Patel
Partner
K&L Gates LLP
William A. Rakoczy
Founding Partner
Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP
Hon. Teresa “Terry” Stanek Rea
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
(Former Deputy Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Shashank Upadhye
Partner
Upadhye Tang LLP
(Former Vice President – Global IP, Apotex, Inc.)
Anita Varma
Partner
White & Case LLP
Scott Weidenfeller
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
