Fish & Richardson unveils new 2023 class
Class includes 10 women and people of colour | Backgrounds include clerkships, military service, academic research, and industry experience | Full info and experience.
Fish & Richardson has promoted 15 attorneys to principals at the firm.
The majority of the class, which includes 10 women and people of colour, started at the firm as first-year or summer associates.
With expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counselling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. Nearly every attorney has an education in STEM, and several either practised their trade or conducted academic research before entering the legal field. In addition, five attorneys served as judicial law clerks or interns.
The newly promoted principals for 2023 are:
Ashley Bolt, who has experience handling complex patent and IP litigation in the US District Court, before the US International Trade Commission, and before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ashley litigates disputes across a wide range of technologies, including consumer electronics, software applications, semiconductors and medical devices.
From 2019 to 2020, Ashley served as a judicial law clerk to the Honourable Kimberly Moore of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Chet Campbell focuses his practice on patent litigation at the US International Trade Commission and in US District Courts. His experience encompasses a range of technologies, including mobile electronic devices, semiconductors, optical fibres and software, among others. He interned for the Honourable Haldane Mayer of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Campbell also makes time for pro bono work and has been recognised for his contributions by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Rae Crisler is a patent litigator whose experience spans a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals in Hatch-Waxman cases, biologics, medical devices, and technologies related to power management features of systems-on-a-chip as well as network and data processing optimisation.
From 2015 through 2017, Rae served as a judicial law clerk to the Honourable Gloria Navarro of the US District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sara Fish works closely with clients on all aspects of IP litigation and has experience in consumer products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, software applications, and various other technologies.
Her IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts.
Jared Hartzman has patent litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent litigation across a range of technical areas, including the electronics, telecommunications, and automotive industries.
In addition to his patent litigation practice, Hartzman dedicates time to pro bono matters, including asylum, immigration, and LGBTQ cases. He received his JD from The George Washington University Law School in 2015. During law school, he was an editor of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal and served as an officer for the university’s Student Intellectual Property Law Association.
Joel Henry helps his clients obtain patent protection for their IP assets. His experience lies primarily in the electrical, IT/computing, and mechanical fields. Before joining Fish, Joel worked for several years as an engineer for an aerospace engineering company, where he gained acumen in multiple engineering disciplines.
Joel received his JD, with a patent law concentration with intellectual property certificate, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2013. While there, he was a member of the IP and Technology Law Society, Military Law Society, and National Black Law Students Association.
Lawrence Jarvis concentrates his practice on patent litigation in US District Courts and at the US International Trade Commission in the areas of electrical engineering and computer science regularly involving consumer electronics, wireless networks, networking, content security, and video processing and delivery.
As a patent attorney registered to practise before the US Patent and Trademark Office, Lawrence has also assisted clients with patent due diligence, patent prosecution, and other non-litigation patent analysis, including IP licensing. Before joining Fish, Lawrence worked for several years as a software engineer at a Fortune 100 company where he developed products for network management and networking and video streaming and playback.
Joy Kete litigates multimillion-dollar global patent disputes in US District Courts and at the US International Trade Commission. Her stand-up experience includes conducting direct and cross-examinations at jury and bench trials, taking and defending dozens of depositions, and arguing dispositive and other substantive motions.
April Park assists her clients with all aspects of patent infringement matters before the US District Courts and at the US International Trade Commission. Her specialisms include semiconductor devices, smartphones and smartwatches, pharmaceuticals, solar cells, and lithium-ion batteries.
Eric Peng concentrates his practice on patent prosecution and litigation in the areas of wireless communications, computer network, semiconductor, blockchain, and artificial intelligence.
He has represented companies, universities, and research institutions in numerous high-profile patent prosecution and litigation cases, and supported them for patent portfolio acquisition, management, licensing, development, and monetisation.
In addition, Peng has been heavily involved with and managed Fish’s client relationship and development in China and helped found Fish’s first China office in Shenzhen in 2018.
Liz Ranks concentrates her practice on patent litigation, as well as trademark, trade secret, copyright, and commercial litigation. Her patent litigation work has included a variety of technologies, from network switches to oscilloscopes, digital cameras, and software.
Prior to joining Fish, Ranks was a judicial extern to the Honourable Judge William Young in the US Federal Court for the District of Massachusetts. Before law school, Ranks worked as a biochemist, identifying novel gene mutations and studying glucose transport systems.
Oliver Richards has experience in cases involving integrated circuit design and fabrication, wireless standards, graphical user interfaces, and encryption technologies. Beyond these technologies, his focus is on complex legal analysis and writing, and one of his primary strengths is efficiently drafting effective briefs before a wide variety of tribunals.
Before joining Fish, Richards served as a law clerk for the Honourable Timothy Dyk of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Jared Smith has extensive experience in IP litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation in the consumer electronics sector. Smith was recognised for his pro bono service by the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program in 2018 with its Pro Bono Publico Award (ie, lawyer of the year). Before joining Fish, Jared was a senior systems engineer at Raytheon and then Northrop Grumman for a total of eight years.
He helped develop the Ship Self Defense System for US aircraft carriers and the IP-based communications system for the US Navy’s Triton unmanned aerial vehicle.
Karrie Wheatley tackles complex issues across a wide range of industries and is frequently sought out for her insights into technical matters that are unique, uncommon, or that raise novel questions of law.
She has extensive experience with consumer electronics, hydraulic fracturing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and personalised medicine in cancer treatment. With a PhD in nutritional sciences, Wheatley’s technical background runs particularly deep. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients facing removal proceedings in the Houston Immigration Court.
Chris Wright prosecutes patent applications for individual inventors and helps companies of all sizes build and manage strategic global patent portfolios. His practice emphasises patent preparation and prosecution in the electrical, computer, and mechanical arts.
He has significant experience advising on strategic patent portfolio growth for larger companies, harvesting patentable innovations for early-stage companies, and building patent portfolios from the ground up.
Wright counsels clients regarding international patent protection and has significant experience preparing patent applications that result in valuable protection in Europe and other jurisdictions worldwide. He also prepares and prosecutes patent applications for pro bono clients.
Commenting on the appointments, John Adkisson, president and chief executive officer of Fish, said the attorneys “embody the qualities that compose the fabric of our firm and set Fish apart: creativity, innovation, collaboration, and excellence”.
“This class of principals is distinguished by its diversity and brings a roster of talent and commitment to client success,” he added.
Kristine McKinney, chief operating officer of Fish said: “Our 2023 principal class represents the breadth of talent and diversity that we strive for at Fish. Individually, each has impressive backgrounds that include clerkships, military service, academic research, and industry experience that inform their practice, and collectively, they exemplify the creativity and expertise that affirms the future of Fish is indeed bright.”
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