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Spencer Fane attorney Holly Barnes

Spencer Fane attorney Holly Barnes

Holly H. Barnes
Of Counsel

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Bear

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Bear

Brian Bear
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Michael Bondi

Spencer Fane attorney Michael Bondi

Michael A. Bondi
Partner

Minneapolis

Holly Barnes represents clients in intellectual property litigation and complex commercial disputes, adeptly navigating highly sophisticated subject matter to help protect the interests of businesses, patent holders, or other creative owners in and out of the courtroom, including against some of the world’s largest companies.

Brian Bear focuses his practice as a litigator and trial attorney on representing both private and public entities in complex litigation, public finance, and intellectual property. Leaning on years of robust experience, Brian aggressively advocates for his clients to help them achieve their legal and business goals.

Michael Bondi takes a pragmatic approach to protecting a client’s intellectual property, looking at whether potential benefits outweigh costs with his deep analysis enhancing trust in the business relationship.

Michael (Mike) Broms
Of Counsel

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Keith Call

Spencer Fane attorney Keith Call

Keith Call
Partner

Salt Lake City

Spencer Fane attorney Gene Cherng

Spencer Fane attorney Gene Cherng

Gene H. Cherng
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

As a patent attorney and professional engineer, Michael E. Broms offers clients unique experience in all facets of intellectual property law. Protecting his clients’ intellectual assets is his top priority as he procures and enforces patents, trademarks, and copyrights domestically and abroad.

Keith Call is a full-service litigator who helps corporate and individual clients with all of their litigation needs so they can stay focused on their core business and personal interests. His expertise lies in handling complex commercial litigation and the defense of professional liability matters.

Gene Cherng is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. Admitted to the patent bar, he has successfully represented patent owners and accused infringers alike in the district courts and the U.S. Patent Office in cases involving technologies in the software, electrical, and mechanical arts.

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Jennifer (Jen) Coleman
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Spencer Fane attorney Matthew David

Spencer Fane attorney Matthew David

Matt David
Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Sadaf Deedar
Associate

Houston

Jen Coleman is a trial attorney who regularly advises and represents employers of all sizes on a variety of day-to-day legal issues. Within her active labor and employment law practice, she adeptly navigates employment counseling, guidance, and risk assessment throughout the employee life cycle, specifically focusing on matters relating to company policies and procedures, hiring, management, discipline, termination, and defense of claims and / or charges brought by employees post-departure.

Matt David helps large technology companies navigate the intricacies of intellectual property litigation, skillfully applying his background in engineering and as a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) examiner to address patent applications with hands-on intel and exceptional creativity. Matt litigates, prepares, and prosecutes patents primarily in the computer, electrical, and mechanical arts. He also has experience with post-grant proceedings at the USPTO.

Sadaf Deedar’s legal and professional experience informs her approach to handling patent prosecution and litigation, trademark prosecution and litigation, internet law, and trade secrets.

Spencer Fane attorney Bryan DeMatteo

Spencer Fane attorney Bryan DeMatteo

Bryan N. DeMatteo
Partner

Washington, D.C.

Nikolas (Nik) Donta
Associate

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney Larry Drucker

Spencer Fane attorney Larry Drucker

Lawrence C. Drucker
Partner

Washington, D.C.

Bryan DeMatteo specializes in helping companies nationwide develop, protect, and enforce their patents, trademarks and copyrights. He has extensive experience litigating and prosecuting patents and has actively participated at trial in numerous patent cases. Bryan also represents clients in connection with post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and routinely conducts patent IP due diligence on behalf of his clients (including freedom to operate, infringement and validity opinions), as well as for venture capitalists and other entities, including funds wishing to invest in IP litigation.

Nik Donta helps businesses and individuals protect and monetize their ideas, inventions, and services through the utilization of attorneys with a background relevant to a growing client base for Spencer Fane.

Lawrence Drucker skillfully navigates complex patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and other commercial litigation matters, vigorously protecting his clients’ interests amid high-stakes disputes. As a seasoned trial attorney representing clients in high-stakes patent litigation in courts throughout the nation, he is frequently called on to serve as lead counsel in cases between competitors as well as in patent enforcement actions backed by litigation funders.

Angus Dwyer
Of Counsel

Kansas City

Kyle L. Elliott
Partner

Kansas City

Chase Fann
Partner

Nashville

Angus Dwyer helps corporate and individual clients resolve legal disputes in the most advantageous manner possible under the circumstances, so they can keep their focus on their business.

Kyle Elliott helps his clients obtain patent, trademark, and copyright protection for their innovative products and services, so they can secure exclusive rights gaining a competitive advantage. Concentrating on electrical, computer, mechanical and chemical technologies, Kyle has extensive experience working with a broad range of products including aerospace fasteners, oil well drilling bits, transformers, vision systems, encryption software, UAV control systems, advanced polymer coatings, and bio-fuels.

Chase Fann is a partner in the firm’s Nashville Office, where he represents individual and business clients in civil and criminal litigation. Chase is a passionate litigator with diverse experience across a variety of practice areas in both civil and criminal law. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts at the trial and appellate level in contract disputes, partnership disputes, employment claims (including discrimination, retaliation, and FLSA), entertainment matters, state criminal defense, and white-collar criminal defense. Chase leverages this depth of knowledge and broad exposure across practice areas to serve as practical and effective counsel for a diverse variety of clients.

Jon L. Farnsworth
Partner

Tampa, Minneapolis

Andrew M. (Andy) Federhar
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney Darlene Ghavimi

Spencer Fane attorney Darlene Ghavimi

Darlene F. Ghavimi
Partner

Austin

Jon Farnsworth assists clients with all aspects of business and technology law, motivated by the belief that the best way to drive progress is to empower business owners and executives with innovative solutions. His guiding principle is clear: “Help good people do good things.” With a steadfast conviction that an attorney should foster business, not inhibit it, Jon has built his career on being a trusted advisor, enabling entrepreneurs and companies to innovate, grow, and thrive.

Andy Federhar is a litigator, focusing his practice on complex litigation involving real estate, pharmaceuticals, government, telecommunications, procurement, and insurance bad faith. An active member of Arizona’s legal community, Andy chaired the committee that created the complex litigation rules for state court, served as the chair of the lawyer delegates to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and served on the committee that established Arizona’s commercial court rules.

Darlene Ghavimi represents clients in complex intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright, and trademark matters. Backed by extensive first chair trial experience, she consistently achieves favorable outcomes in contentious intellectual property cases in federal courts across the U.S. and before the International Trade Commission.

Arthur D. Gregg
Partner

St. Louis

Peg Donahue Hall
Of Counsel

Plano, Dallas

Paul J. Hanley
Partner

Denver

Arthur Gregg helps clients navigate the complexity and uncertainty of litigation. Whether counseling an established corporation or an individual stepping into a courtroom for the very first time, Arthur works with his clients to make sure they are fully informed and best-positioned to obtain a victory at trial.

Peg Donahue Hall has spent her legal career working hand in glove with clients to counsel them in assessing risk and efficiently resolving thorny business and legal issues – whether by negotiation, litigation, or other dispute resolution mechanisms. Peg’s work spans a broad base of industries. She has represented companies offering products and services in the life sciences, telecommunications and technology, real estate, insurance, automotive, hospitality, and finance and banking sectors.

Paul Hanley is a partner in our Denver business transactions and financial services practices. Paul’s corporate and commercial law practice involves mergers and acquisitions, Regulation D and Private Placements, private equity and debt finance, corporate and partnership structuring, commercial loans, family limited partnerships, UCC foreclosures, including strict foreclosures, tax planning, international structuring and transactions, and commercial transactions.

Danielle (DJ) Healey
Partner

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney John Holley

Spencer Fane attorney John Holley

John S. Holley
Partner

Washington, D.C.

Spencer Fane attorney Johanna Hyman

Spencer Fane attorney Johanna Hyman

Johanna Hyman
Senior Associate

Minneapolis

Danielle “DJ” Healey has been recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers U.S., Best Lawyers in America, IAM, and Super Lawyers as one of the preeminent intellectual property litigators in the U.S. She has over 30 years of experience in planning and executing enforcement strategies and counter-strategies in Federal and State Courts, the ITC, the FTC, European Courts, and the European Commission.

John is a trial lawyer who focuses on high-stakes patent infringement litigation in the federal district courts and the International Trade Commission. Leveraging his background in electrical engineering, John distills the complicated technical issues in his cases into layman’s concepts that resonate with the fact finders. Clients and opposing counsel have called his cross-examinations “masterful” and “very impressive.” Law360 recognized him as a “Legal Lion” for his work related to smartphone patents.

Johanna Hyman advises, counsels and advocates for clients across various industries in support of their unique business objectives. Her work spans a range of industries, including financial institutions, manufacturing, real estate, technology, art, media, and entertainment.

Elizabeth E.L. Isaac
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City

Spencer Fane attorney Blair Jacobs

Spencer Fane attorney Blair Jacobs

Blair M. Jacobs
Partner

Washington, D.C.

James A. Jacobson
Of Counsel

Denver

Elizabeth Isaac helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and artists assess and protect their inventions and creative products and ideas to leverage IP portfolios and enhance business options. She strategically counsels clients on due diligence, patents, trademarks, copyrights, entertainment law, and internet law, as well as licensing, transactional, adversarial, and litigation matters. Elizabeth excels in holistic IP management by collaborating with more narrowly focused colleagues to develop global IP and IP-adjacent approaches to strengthen companies’ market positions.

Representing high technology innovators large and small, Blair serves as lead trial counsel and strategist in intellectual property and trade secret matters in district courts nationwide and is a leading practitioner at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, where he has presented numerous oral arguments.

Whether negotiating a venture capital financing or e-commerce agreement or overseeing regulatory compliance for an investment advisor or investment company, James Jacobson works closely with his clients to further their business goals.

Will Kelly
Senior Associate

Phoenix

Paul W. Kruse
Partner

Nashville

Steven J. Laureanti
Partner

Phoenix

Will Kelly is experienced at handling all aspects of IP law with a specific emphasis on preparing and prosecuting foreign and domestic patent applications for software and information technology. In addition, he has experience contributing to open-source online programming projects and helping to beta-test independently developed online software.

Paul Kruse assists individuals, small businesses and large companies with their trademarks and associated legal issues, helping to protect the value of their brands and the goodwill symbolized thereby in a proactive manner. In today’s competitive environment where the quality and price playing fields are increasingly level, trademarks are often the only way consumers differentiate one company from another. Consequently, trademarks play a critical role in driving new and repeat business. He helps clients of all kinds protect their trademarks with high-quality, creative, and comprehensive services, including trademark clearance, registration, and policing — all at a predictable cost.

Steven Laureanti helps his clients identify, protect, and enforce their intellectual property (both domestically and internationally), develop and grow key technologies, and create long-term strategies and technology roadmaps for building comprehensive intellectual property portfolios that achieve his clients’ overall business goals.

Spencer Fane attorney Jeremy Lowe

Spencer Fane attorney Jeremy Lowe

Jeremy C. Lowe
Partner

Kansas City

Larry R. Martinez
Of Counsel

Denver

J. Kirby McDonough
Partner

Tampa

Jeremy Lowe represents clients in high-stakes patent trials and appeals and other complex litigation matters with a focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Boasting more than 24 years of experience as a trial and appellate attorney, he works with both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts to consistently achieve favorable outcomes.

Larry R. Martinez is a litigator, defending and counseling businesses in a wide range of matters including employment, real estate, property tax, insurance, construction defects, environmental and toxic torts, and general business issues related to the operation of complex facilities and organizations.

Kirby focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on consumer finance, real estate, and corporate disputes. He has experience representing financial institutions and corporate clients in all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, including consumer class action defense, intellectual property disputes, derivative shareholder actions, dissolutions, and contractual disputes.

Brian Medich
Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Spencer Fane attorney Stewart Mesher

Spencer Fane attorney Stewart Mesher

Stewart N. Mesher
Partner

Austin

Loren E. Mulraine
Of Counsel

Nashville

Brian Medich regularly handles complex matters involving patent, trademark, copyright, and contractual disputes, providing proactive counsel to protect and maximize value through the full life cycle of products, services, and ideas. He brings proven experience with large corporations with expansive IP portfolios in addition to individual inventors and entrepreneurs.

Stewart Mesher represents and counsels clients in litigation and transactions related to intellectual property, portfolio management, patents, copyrights, unfair competition, and Internet domain name rights, as well as for trademark prosecution and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

Loren E. Mulraine merges an understanding of the creative elements of the entertainment and media industries with legal and business skills to protect his clients’ intellectual property, build their business enterprises, and advocate for social justice.

Spencer Fane attorney Christina Ondrick

Spencer Fane attorney Christina Ondrick

Christina A. Ondrick
Partner

Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey J. (Jeff) Phillips
Partner

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney John Picone

Spencer Fane attorney John Picone

John Picone
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Christina Ondrick is an accomplished trial lawyer who focuses on patent litigation in nearly every significant patent jurisdiction, including the International Trade Commission, District of Delaware, Northern District of California, Eastern District of Texas, Eastern District of Virginia, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Christina has litigated patent cases for over 20 years, including as co-lead counsel in over ten lawsuits that went to trial.

Jeff Phillips provides clients with a full scope of legal services related to intellectual property, first seeking to develop a detailed understanding of a client’s business and IP assets, and then providing strategic counsel focused on maximizing long-term value.

John Picone specializes in complex cases that deviate from standard practices and require meticulous research, comprehensive knowledge, and high-level creativity to protect clients’ interests.

Spencer Fane attorney Sarah Porter

Spencer Fane attorney Sarah Porter

Sarah Porter
Of Counsel

Minneapolis

Spencer Fane attorney Jeff Ratinoff

Spencer Fane attorney Jeff Ratinoff

Jeffrey (Jeff) Ratinoff
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Glenn K. Robbins
Of Counsel

St. Louis

With a legal career spanning over a decade, Sarah has established herself as a highly skilled and dedicated technology and licensing attorney that empowers technology-driven businesses to thrive in the digital landscape, ranging from closely held emerging businesses to publicly trade corporations. She has a deep understanding of the intricacies of technology-based agreements and has successfully represented SaaS companies, resellers, and e-commerce providers, guiding them through the complexities of licensing agreements, intellectual property protection, and compliance matters.

Jeff Ratinoff is an intellectual property litigator in the firm’s San Jose office. With 25 years of experience advocating on behalf of clients, he represents clients in technology-driven litigation in state, federal, and appellate courts and in front of the International Trade Commission. Jeff’s patent litigation practice includes representing clients in a wide variety of sectors including computer design and manufacturing, data storage device manufacturing, software, smartphones and tablets, network security providers, semiconductor and memory chip fabricators, electro-optical device manufacturers, and the defense and firearms industries.

As an intellectual property attorney, Glenn Robbins represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is involved in prosecution of patent and trademark applications, appeals, patent and trademark litigation, inter partes actions before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, licensing, client counseling, and copyright matters.

Mike Seitz
Partner

Kansas City

Jonathan G. Sterrett
Patent Agent

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Strand

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Strand

Brian G. Strand
Partner

Houston

Mike Seitz is an experienced trial lawyer who helps clients navigate complex civil litigation and appellate matters throughout the country. He has handled cases with claims exceeding several billion dollars in potential liability and has experience in many areas affecting business clients, including ownership disputes, copyright and trade secret litigation, professional malpractice, fraud and unfair competition, racketeering, the False Claims Act, real estate disputes, and employment litigation.

Jonathan G. Sterrett assists technology-based companies with their patents and associated issues, helping to identify and secure intellectual property protection for their inventions.

Brian Strand seeks out and achieves beneficial outcomes for clients in complex patent litigation and patent validity disputes before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, strategically preparing cases for trial and appeal when necessary while identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for early resolution through dispositive motions or advantageous settlements.

Lauren A. Taylor
Senior Associate

Denver

Kevin S. Tuttle
Partner

Kansas City

Doug Weems
Partner

Kansas City

Lauren Taylor focuses her practice on helping clients navigate complex litigation, bringing specific experience in construction, intellectual property, and corporate matters. In addition, she has experience serving as in-house counsel for a large nonprofit corporation, interning at a global consulting company, and clerking at a law firm focused on IP and patents.

Kevin Tuttle is an intellectual property attorney counseling and assisting clients in the development, acquisition, enforcement, and defense of intellectual property rights so they can increase the value of their companies, and grow and protect their market position. Kevin is regularly involved in domestic and international transaction and litigation matters pertaining to patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

Doug Weems has been involved in a wide variety of business litigation matters. Doug has represented a national health insurance company in a wide variety of employee benefits, contract, antitrust, and general litigation. Doug also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, especially covenants not-to-compete and trade secrets litigation. He has been involved in over thirty preliminary injunction hearings.

James L. (Jim) Wooll
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Zralek

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Zralek

Stephen J. Zralek
Partner

Nashville

When a dispute arises that affects your business or its future, having a trial lawyer like James L. Wooll on your team is crucial. Jim has extensive experience – in trials with juries and with appellate courts, as well as mediation and arbitration – helping clients head off potential lawsuits when possible and aggressively litigating them when they cannot.

Stephen Zralek is an accomplished litigator who helps clients resolve intellectual property, business, entertainment and technology disputes in federal and state courts, arbitration and mediation. Clients seek Stephen’s advice as a result of his experience in the courtroom, his creative problem-solving, his tenacity, and his engaging approach.