Experience

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2022

  • Substantial experience at all stages of litigations: developed case strategies; examined patent prosecution histories; drafted opinion and notice letters regarding patent infringement and validity; created patent and competitor landscape analyses; drafted memoranda for clients on patent law topics such as launching-at-risk and preliminary injunctions; directed most aspects of fact and expert discovery, including coordinating teams of attorneys and drafting expert reports; prepared witnesses for depositions and trial; took and defended fact and expert depositions; drafted dispositive motions and appeals to the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court; lead associate in Inter Partes Reviews. • Representative technologies include pharmaceuticals, medical devices, software, smart televisions, and streaming. • Lead associate for complex Antitrust (Exclusive and Bundled Dealing) and Lanham Act (False Advertising) suit. • Go-to associate for complex multi-million dollar commercial litigations, arbitrations, and bankruptcy cases. Show less



Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Drafted motions opposing Summary Judgment for a §101 patent validity and an Illinois Breach of Contract case • Drafted claims and composed responses to domestic and international office actions for pharmaceutical and biosciences patent applications • Researched and drafted opinions for ANDA litigations, infringement analysis, and Post Grant Proceedings • Drafted motions opposing Summary Judgment for a §101 patent validity and an Illinois Breach of Contract case • Drafted claims and composed responses to domestic and international office actions for pharmaceutical and biosciences patent applications • Researched and drafted opinions for ANDA litigations, infringement analysis, and Post Grant Proceedings



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercialization Analyst, Office of Technology Management

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  • Evaluated university technologies for patentability, marketability, and commercialization potential • Performed extensive Intellectual Property analysis on bioscience inventions and oversaw Proof of Concept fund • Evaluated university technologies for patentability, marketability, and commercialization potential • Performed extensive Intellectual Property analysis on bioscience inventions and oversaw Proof of Concept fund



Gladstone Institutes

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jun 2008 - May 2012

  • Conducted in-depth research of the roles of hormone receptors using animal models and embryonic stem cells to study development and disease states • Researched, created, and executed projects that were presented to the research team on a quarterly basis • Oversaw and managed a 500-cage animal colony and coordinated its uses amongst ongoing projects • Managed the purchasing and organization of a 20-member, multi-million dollar research laborator • Mentored and trained interns to create defined short-term research projects with high success probability Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  • Investigated the differentiation potential of neural stem cells to aid in the formation of blood vessels, an important role for tumor formation • Researched, designed, and executed an independent research project under professor’s supervision • Investigated the differentiation potential of neural stem cells to aid in the formation of blood vessels, an important role for tumor formation • Researched, designed, and executed an independent research project under professor’s supervision