I serve as Managing Partner of Kilpatrick Townsend in China. My practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. I work with clients in such diverse fields as electronics, semiconductor manufacturing and development, software, telecommunications, transportation, entertainment, retail and consumer goods, and financial transactions. I have extensive experience in all aspects of federal district court litigation and International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations and trials.
As a registered patent attorney, I also specialize in post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent Office, having served as lead counsel in over 30 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
I was one of only eight foreign lawyers in China named as a top litigator in 2018 by IAM Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Practitioners. I was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Patent Litigation in 2017 and 2018 and for both Patent Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation in 2019 and 2020. I was named a 2018 "Top Litigator" by Law Week Colorado. I was recognized as a Colorado “Super Lawyer” for Intellectual Property Litigation in 2019, having been previously named a Colorado “Rising Star” six times by Super Lawyers magazine.
I also represent foreign parents, often on a pro bono basis, in international child abduction cases under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. I have served as lead counsel in multiple trials resulting in the successful return of illegally retained children to their home countries.
Before joining the firm, I completed a federal clerkship with the Honorable Robert C. Jones of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Prior to joining the legal profession, I worked as a software engineer for one of the nation’s largest technology companies, developing cutting-edge design automation tools for VLSI microprocessor design. I also worked as a researcher for the National Institute of Science and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, conducting research into next-generation wireless standards and measurement techniques.
Languages spoken
Romanian
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CO | Active | 2005 | 06/08/2022 |
CA | Active | 2005 | 06/15/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015 |
Top Practitioner | IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners | 2015 |
Top Practitioner | IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners | 2014 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2014 |
Top Practitioner | IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners | 2013 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2013 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2012 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2011 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2010 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Federal Clerk | United States District Court, District Of Nevada | 2004 - 2005 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Denver Bar Association, Community Action Committee | Chair | 2011 - 2013 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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American Bar Association, Technology for the Litigator | ESI: When Can Discovery Be Limited and Who Pays for Production? | 2010 |
Gonzaga Law Review | A Return to Reason: Antitrust Treatment of Pharmaceutical Settlements Under the Hatch-Waxman Act | 2005 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Stanford Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 2004 |
University of Colorado | BS - Bachelor of Science | 2000 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Rocky Mountain IP Institute | Practice Management Around Section 285 – Protecting Yourself from Sanctions | 2015 |
Opening of the Denver Office of the United States Patent Office | Moderator - Panel on New District of Colorado Local Patent Rules | 2014 |
Rocky Mountain IP Institute | Best Practices - Inequitable Conduct in Patent Litigation | 2011 |
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