MOVERS AND SHAKERS


“Pine’s arrival boosts our patent prosecution and litigation support capabilities.”


Carol Schneider also joins, as of counsel.


Both Dodson and Schneider boost the firm’s life sciences practice. Tey will be based in Squire Sanders’ San Francisco office.


Kilpatrick Stockton adds patent team


Dodson moves to Squire Sanders from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a patent litigator responsible for the University of California’s patent infringement case against Genentech, which was settled for $200 million.


Michael Verga Charles Chesney


Before joining Squire Sanders, Schneider established and owned her own firm. She has also been a partner at both Lyon & Lyon LLP and Irell & Manella LLP.


Joshua Puvak Martin Cosenza Mark Kupets


A team of patent attorneys has leſt Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP to join Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in its Washington, DC office, the firm announced in August.


Michael Verga arrives as a partner and Charles Chesney joins as counsel. Associates Joshua Puvak, Martin Cosenza and Mark Kupets also move. Te additions boost the intellectual asset acquisition and transactions team in the intellectual property department at Kilpatrick Stockton.


Steve Baskin, managing partner of Kilpatrick Stockton’s Washington, DC office, said: “Tis team, with an established patent prosecution and transactional practice that is international in scope, will enhance the firm’s expertise in this area.”


Jeffrey B. Bove, co-chair of the IP section and a member of Connolly Bove’s management committee, said: “We wish Verga and the associate attorneys the best of luck at their new firm. Connolly Bove continues to execute its long- range plan to grow its offices and we anticipate the addition of a number of new attorneys to our Washington, DC office this year and next.”


IP practice leader and partner David Elkins said: “Dodson’s track record of success in the biotech patent litigation arena is rare and difficult to match. Schneider adds her genomics expertise to the firm’s already strong life sciences IP portfolio.”


Kaye Scholer adds three in Silicon Valley


Barbara Caulfield, Michael J. Malecek and Peter Root have joined Kaye Scholer LLP, the firm announced in July.


Barbara Caulfield


Tey will work in the firm’s Menlo Park office as partners,


forming part of its intellectual property practice. Prior to joining Kaye Scholer, Caulfield, Malecek and Root were partners at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.


Caulfield was the managing partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf ’s Silicon Valley office. She practices intellectual property litigation for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. She was previously executive vice president and general counsel at Affymetrix, a biotechnology company.


Malecek also worked at Affymetrix as the chief advocacy counsel.


Squire Sanders recruits life sciences duo


William Sloan Coats, managing partner of Kaye Scholer’s Menlo Park office, said: “Te addition of Caulfield, Malecek and Root helps us expand our footprint in Silicon Valley.”


Gerald Dodson Carol Schneider


Gerald Dodson has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP as a partner.


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Angelo Kakolyris, director of communications at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, said: “We wish them well on their future endeavours and thank them for their contributions to the firm.”


“ DODSON MOVES TO SQUIRE SANDERS FROM GOODWIN PROCTOR LLP, WHERE HE WAS A PATENT LITIGATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE AGAINST GENENTECH, WHICH WAS SETTLED FOR $200 MILLION.”


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