Steptoe & Johnson hires former Navy SEAL as partner
Steptoe & Johnson has boosted its IP group in Chicago with the hire of Kelly Eberspecher as a partner.
Eberspecher, a former US Navy SEAL, focuses on IP litigation and has experience in district courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board . His expertise covers a range of technical areas, from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to mechanical and electrical.
He has also litigated cases under the Lanham Act, and those involving trade secrets and copyright.
He said he was “thrilled to be joining the firm’s ranks”, while Steptoe chair Phil West added: “His arrival will further strengthen our IP capabilities, and improve the firm’s capacity to manage large patent litigation cases in the Chicago office.”
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