Leadership by women in the Intellectual Property practice is flourishing at Perkins Coie.

Our cross-generational, cross-cultural team of women patent litigators and prosecutors are transforming the traditional composition of the patent profession.

Perkins Coie Adds Former Lead U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Judge Jessica Kaiser to IP Practice

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jessica Kaiser, a former lead administrative patent judge at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation practices as a partner in the Denver office.

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Perkins Coie Strengthens National Patent Litigation Practice with Four Prominent Partners

Perkins Coie announced the addition of a prominent four-partner patent litigation group that further deepens the firm’s powerhouse capabilities for technology sector clients in California and nationally. Partners Stefani Shanberg, Nathan Sabri, Veronica Ascarrunz, and Robin Brewer have all joined Perkins Coie’s internationally recognized Intellectual Property (IP) litigation practice.

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Meet Our Team of Women Patent Litigation Lawyers

Veronica Ascarrunz
Partner

Shannon Bloodworth 
Partner

Robin Brewer Robin Brewer
Parter

Nancy Cheng 
Partner

Elise Edlin 
Partner

Sarah Fowler 
Partner

Emily Greb 
Partner

Jessica Kaiser

Jessica Kaiser
Partner

Michelle Kemp 
Partner
Yun (Louise) Lu
Partner
Christy McCullough
Partner
Kourtney Mueller Merrill 
Partner
Autumn Nero
Partner
Sarah Piepmeier 
Partner
Stefani Shanberg Stefani Shanberg
Partner
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Janice Ta
Partner

Amanda Tessar
Partner
Chao (Wendy) Wang 
Partner
Bobbie Wilson
Partner
Gabrielle Bina 
Senior Counsel
Brianna Kadjo 
Counsel
Image of Tara Kurtis Tara Kurtis
Counsel
Theresa (Reese) Nguyen
Counsel
Image of Maria Stubbings Maria Stubbings 
Counsel
Image of Elizabeth Baxter Elizabeth Baxter
Associate
Image of Teeanna Brisco Teeanna Brisco
Associate
Image of Sam Carl Samantha Carl
Associate
Image of Rachel Dalafave Rachel Dalafave
Associate
Image of Delacenserie.Jessie Jessica Delacenserie
Associate
Image of Kaitlin Dryden Kaitlin Dryden
Associate
Image of Makenzi Galvan Makenzi Galvan
Associate
Image of Abigail Gardner Abigail Gardner
Associate
Image of Jennifer Hewitt Jennifer Hewitt
Associate
image of Samantha Hunt Samantha Hunt
Associate
Image of Allegra Kress Allegra Kress
Associate
Bingjie Li Kay Li
Associate
Olivia Maffei Olivia Maffei
Associate
Image of Olivia Radics Olivia Radics
Associate
Emily Rich Emily Iroz Rich
Associate
Dorianne Salmon
Associate
Image of Ashlee Sherman Ashlee Sherman
Associate
Moeka Takagi Moeka Takagi
Associate
Image of Kathleen Wills Kathleen Wills
Associate
Image of Michelle Yocum Michelle Yocum
Associate

 

Meet Our Team of Women Patent Prosecution Lawyers

Image of Ahuja Sumedha Sumedha Ahuja 
Partner
Susan Betcher
Partner
Lara Dueppen 
Partner
Nicole Dunham 
Partner
Viola Kung 
Partner
Image of Courtney Prochnow Courtney Prochnow
Partner
Yingli Wang 
Partner
Image of Lena Petrovic Lena Petrovic 
Senior Counsel
Image of Allison Glasunow Allison Glasunow
Counsel
Image of Jing Huang Jingyuan (Jing) Huang
Counsel
Image of Linda Falcon Linda Falcon 
Senior IP Attorney
Seyoung Cheon
Associate
Image of Ayse Hiziroglu Buke Hiziroglu
Associate
Image of Anna Onley Anna Onley
Associate
Image of Kristen Schunter Kristen Schunter 
Associate
Anni Siitonen Anni Siitonen
Associate
Image of Willa Wu Willa Wu
Associate
Image of Xizobing Xiaobing (Madison) Zhang
Associate
  Madison Aufai
Patent Agent
Image of Julie Fischer Julie Fischer
Patent Agent
Alice Jenkins Alice Jenkins
Patent Agent
Bailey Meyer Bailey Meyer
Patent Agent
Julia Thomas
Patent Agent
   

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Perkins Coie’s Le[a]dBetter Imagine honors women inventors and their critical contributions to advancing innovation. The program aims to help close the gender gap in patenting and help make gender equality in technology leadership a reality. FIND OUT MORE.