Law firm entices 31-strong team from rival
Attorneys, patent agents, specialist engineers and business staff jump ship to Utah office | Salt Lake City offering enhanced by arrival of electrical engineering and technology experience.
Greenberg Traurig has hired a team of IP attorneys and patent agents who have joined from law firm FisherBroyles.
The 31-strong team comprises 19 IP attorneys and patent agents alongside specialist engineers and business staff.
The team includes new shareholders Bryan Hanks and Jonathan Lee, both registered patent attorneys with electrical engineering backgrounds.
Eleven of the attorneys on the team will be based in Salt Lake City, nearly doubling the number of attorneys in that office.
Greenberg Traurig chief executive officer Brian Duffy said:
“When we opened our doors in Salt Lake City, our focus was on offering clients the benefits of a law firm with a global reach. With the addition of this world-class patent team, the potential impact on what we can now offer clients in the IP space is incalculable.
“We’ve always grown our firm strategically which ensures we can handle work that is local, national, or international in scope. That is part of our commitment to our clients and to this community.”
Hanks is a registered patent attorney focused on helping high-tech companies acquire and increase the value of IP assets. He provides counsel relating to pilot programmes, strategic advice, and technical projects for enterprises ranging from startups to large corporations.
Hanks guides clients through many areas of patent law, including procurement, licensing, searches, freedom-to-operate opinions, and IP due diligence.
Lee is a registered patent attorney focused on the strategic development and enforcement of domestic and worldwide patent portfolios.
He frequently counsels clients in a variety of IP-related areas, including litigation, opinions, and post-grant patent proceedings. Hanks and Lee have prepared and prosecuted thousands of domestic and foreign patent applications, primarily in the electrical and computer engineering fields.
Greenberg Traurig global IP and technology practice co-chairs Scott Bornstein and Mark Galis said in a joint statement:
“Jonathan and Bryan’s team has a track record of success, serving the needs of clients in a variety of key technological industries.
“Their backgrounds and experience elevate Greenberg Traurig’s already strong resources in important technical areas and their collaborative nature will allow them to seamlessly integrate to take advantage of our substantial team of patent litigators and post-grant prosecutors.”
Hanks and Lee’s legal team includes five counsels with technological backgrounds: Jon Bills, Allen Kim, Rebecca Kitz, Gregory Lunt, and Michael Russell.
Bills, Kitz, and Lunt will be based in the Salt Lake City office; Kim will be based in the firm’s Orange County, California, office, and Russell will divide his time between Albany, New York, and Washington, DC.
Additional members of the group include:
Martin Bancroft, practice group attorney, New York City
Jennifer Brooks, practice group attorney, Dallas
Alton Hornsby, practice group attorney, Atlanta
Jared Lee, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Alan McBeth, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Sara McFadden, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Stephen Pulley, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Roger Smith, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Christopher Wickstrom, practice group attorney, Salt Lake City
Alex Chu, patent agent, Silicon Valley
Marie Smyth, patent agent, Boston
Loxley Wang, patent agent, Minneapolis
Priya Jagadish, IP technology specialist, Salt Lake City
Hannah Lipsky, IP technology specialist, Salt Lake City
Jaymn Singh, IP technology specialist, Salt Lake City
Greenberg Traurig Salt Lake City office co-managing shareholders Peggy Hunt and Annette Jarvis said:
“We are delighted to have such an accomplished group of legal practitioners with deep Utah roots join our firm. They are committed to an expansive vision of building their IP practice and becoming the key players in top high-tech patent preparation and prosecution both in the region and throughout the country.”
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