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The 116th Congress convened on January 3rd as divided government returned to Washington with the Democrats in control of the House and Republicans in control of the Senate and the White House.  The government reopened January 26th with a short-term deal reached to fund those government operations without approved fiscal year spending until February 15th.   Read More
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We are pleased to announce that Gregory Braker has joined us as a Partner in our Environmental, Real Estate and Finance, and White Collar Defense and Investigations practice groups.    Mr. Braker has been providing environmental guidance to clients for more than twenty-five years on issues affecting property acquisition, development, and management; transportation and distribution; […]
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We are pleased to announce that Viva Hammer has joined us as a Partner in our Tax group. Ms. Hammer is a tax policy and practice leader, with over twenty-five years’ experience at the Office of Tax Policy in the Treasury Department, at the Joint Committee on Taxation in the U.S. Congress, and in private […]
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We are pleased to announce that PLG partner Chris Meazell has been named one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® for Washington, DC in 2018. Candidates are selected based on a broad array of criteria, including professional experience, litigation experience, significant case results, representative high stakes matters, peer reputation, and community impact.  Only one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that Larry Schroepfer has become a Partner of the firm. Larry Schroepfer is a Partner in the Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology Transactions, and General Counsel Services practice groups.  He has more than thirty years of legal and business experience, of which twenty years have been devoted to licensing and […]
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Congratulations to Susan Metcalfe on becoming the three-time champion of the Annual Competitive Mock Trial Conference sponsored by Magna Legal Services in Atlantic City!  The competition featured four trial attorneys going head-to-head in a mock trial setting to present their best case to a panel of judges made up of claims executives and corporate counsel.  Ms. Metcalfe won $12,000 […]
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Ms. Metcalfe is a featured speaker in a panel discussion on “Perspectives on Non-Traditional Franchise Ownership Structures” at the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchise in Nashville, Tennessee.  This is the annual meeting of the Forum on Franchise whose mission “is to be the preeminent forum for the study and discussion of the legal aspects of franchising.”
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We are pleased to announce that Ed Wender has joined us as a Partner in our Real Estate and Finance, Corporate, and Outside General Counsel practice groups.   Mr. Wender has over 35 years of experience in commercial real estate and general business counseling, representing a variety of borrowers with institutional lenders, Freddie Mac, HUD-insured loans […]
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We are pleased to announce that Chris Meazell has joined us as a Partner in the Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Media & Regulatory groups.   Mr. Meazell has extensive experience solving complex business problems through advocacy and counseling.  He represents clients in a wide range of matters including contract and content licensing disputes, business torts, cases involving […]
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We are pleased to announce that Susan Metcalfe has joined us as a Partner in our Litigation and Intellectual Property groups.   Ms. Metcalfe has over eighteen years’ experience as a trial attorney handling a broad array of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, from trademark, trade secret, and non-competition disputes to […]
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Published in August 2018, Ms. Broadwater co-authored “Culture Meets Compliance: The NBOA Guide to Assessing Human Resources at Independent Schools,” a hands-on guide to ensuring that independent schools’ human resources operations comply with a growing list of federal requirements. Click here to see more information about the book.
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We are pleased to announce that PLG partner William Baker was elected Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Technology Law at the ABA’s recent annual meeting in Chicago.  The Section addresses a wide range of legal issues at the intersection of law, science, and technology. For more information, please see the Section’s website at […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that Jessica Chod and George Dolina have become Partners of the firm. Jessica Chod is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate group.  Ms. Chod has experience both as a corporate counsel of a multi-national corporation and as outside counsel.  Her practice focuses on general corporate and contract law matters, as […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Potomac Law Group is pleased to announce the launch of its General Counsel Services Practice.  Offering skill in calibrating legal advice to business reality, the attorneys in the practice draw upon substantial in-house experience – in many cases at senior leadership levels – and years of tenure at the nation’s largest and […]
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We are pleased to announce Jasmine Blackmeir has joined us as a Partner in the Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group. Ms. Blackmeir’s practice involves all facets of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, mortgage and mezzanine financings, joint venture arrangements, and leasing transactions relating to office buildings, hotels, multifamily rental properties, commercial […]
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Potomac Law Group is pleased to announce that Janet F. Satterthwaite, a leading partner in the firm’s Trademark Group, was named once again to The 2018 edition of the Managing Intellectual Property – IP STARS The  Global Top 250 Women in IP 2018 Ms. Satterthwaite is known for both contentious and noncontentious trademark counseling, prosecution and […]
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We are pleased to announce that Reed P. Sexter has joined us as a Partner in the Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group. Mr. Sexter has more than 20 years of commercial real estate and general business transactional law experience representing lenders, borrowers, developers, landlords and tenants. He concentrates his practice on real estate […]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a number of upcoming annual deadlines applicable to carriers and other service providers.  The filings outlined here are typically due on either March 31 or April 1 annually, however, under Commission rules, when a filing deadline occurs on a weekend, the deadline is moved to the next business day. Accordingly, the […]
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We are pleased to announce that Viresh R. Patel has joined us as a Counsel in our Patent group. Mr. Patel’s practice includes drafting and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications in the electrical, mechanical, medical device, computer, software, and business method arts. He also has experience with appeals, reexamination proceedings, and post-grant proceedings before […]
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We are pleased to announce that Barry S. Goldsmith has joined the firm as a Partner in our Patent group. Mr. Goldsmith’s practice focuses on patent matters in a wide variety of electrical/computer engineering disciplines including computer software and hardware, integrated circuit designs, computer processor architectures, semiconductor processing, cellular and land-based telecommunication systems, smartphone features, […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that Katherine Barker Marshall has become a Partner of the firm in the Communications, Media and Entertainment, Technology & IP Transactions, and Privacy & Cybersecurity groups. Ms. Marshall routinely advises wireless carriers, wireline carriers, infrastructure companies, emerging technology companies, satellite companies, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) providers on […]
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We are pleased to announce that Ken Fagin has joined us as a Counsel in our Patent Practice. For over 25 years, Mr. Fagin has worked with a vast array of mechanical, electromechanical, electrical engineering, and various other technologies. He has served as one of a select few remaining U.S. counsel handling prosecution on behalf […]
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We are pleased to announce that Knicole C. Emanuel has joined us as a Partner in the Health Care practice group. For more than 18 years, Ms. Emanuel has maintained a litigation practice, concentrating on Medicare and Medicaid litigation, health care regulatory compliance, administrative law and regulatory law.  She understands the intricate Medicare and Medicaid […]
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We are pleased to announce that Douglas Bonner has joined the firm as a Partner in the Telecommunications, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Media, Entertainment, and Communications practice groups. Mr. Bonner has more than 25 years of experience representing wireline and wireless providers, cable TV, VoIP and broadcast companies in regulatory matters before the FCC, FTC, […]
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The Georgia Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled for PLG client LG Electronics in Cash v. LG Electronics, a products-liability suit brought by survivors of a Dacula, GA house fire that killed two of their family members. The fire originated in an area of the family’s living room that included several items, including an LG […]
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Potomac Law Group partner William Baker was voted Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Technology Law at the ABA annual meeting in New York this month.  Mr. Baker will automatically become Chair of the Section at the ABA annual meeting next August.  Mr. Baker has more than 30 years of experience in […]
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We are pleased to announce that Melinda A. Sossamon has joined us as a Partner in our Intellectual Property and Corporate practice areas. Ms. Sossamon is a Partner who counsels on a wide range of intellectual property issues and corporate and commercial transactions, as well as provides outsourced general counsel services. She brings more than […]
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We are pleased to announce that Rouget Frederic (Ric) Henschel has joined the firm as a Partner in the Intellectual Property group. Dr. Henschel’s practice focuses on counseling clients in patent matters, representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), litigation, and licensing. His experience includes technologies such as biotechnology, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and […]
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Potomac Law’s basketball team participated in the 4th Annual SOUL Corporate Basketball Challenge this past weekend in Washington DC, winning both the 3-point shoot-out competition and the overall tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.   The team defeated PricewaterhouseCoopers in the final to claim the title.  SOUL (Student-Athletes Organized to Understand Leadership) is a sports-based youth […]
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On March 1, the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulations took effect. Although the regulations only cover banks, insurance companies, and other financial services companies that are regulated by DFS, the new rules could affect companies that provide services to DFS-regulated organizations. Among the key requirements of the new rules for regulated […]
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today unanimously affirmed a decision in favor of a Saudi family wrongfully accused of violating a federal trafficking statute. PLG had obtained summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where the court rejected a domestic employee’s claim brought under the […]
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We are pleased to announce that John R. Snyder has joined the firm as a Partner in the Litigation, Administrative & Regulatory, Appellate & Critical Motions, and Arbitration practice groups. John Snyder has more than thirty years of experience as a litigator and regulatory attorney with a focus on commercial and financial litigation, including defense […]
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We are pleased to announce that Todd S. Bontemps has joined the firm as a Partner in the Intellectual Property group. Mr. Bontemps brings more than twenty years of experience in his field with particular expertise in intellectual property protection and strategic branding, both domestically and internationally. His practice is focused on trademark, copyright, domain […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that Teresa A. Alutto Schmidt and Iris Wong have become Partners of the firm. Teresa (“Reese”) A. Alutto-Schmidt Reese Alutto-Schmidt is a Partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations and Litigation practice groups, with deep experience in internal investigations, government enforcement litigation, and motions practice in state and federal courts.  She received her J.D. from the American University, Washington […]
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We are pleased to announce that Jeff Kosseff has joined us as Counsel in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity and Media, Entertainment, and Communications practice groups. Mr. Kosseff brings experience counseling clients, ranging from start-ups to some of the world’s largest companies, on emerging privacy and cybersecurity legal issues.  He is the author of the […]
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By: Jeff Kosseff, Counsel in Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. Companies, nonprofits, and other organizations should develop comprehensive plans to recover from cybersecurity incidents such as data breaches and ransomware, according to new guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery, NIST Special Publication 800-184, is not a legally […]
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We are pleased to announce that Richard P. McHugh has joined us as a Partner in our Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice group. Mr. McHugh is a specialist in all areas of employee benefits law, including qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, incentive compensation programs, ESOPs and health and welfare benefit plans, with considerable experience […]
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We are pleased to announce that Katherine Barker Marshall has joined our firm as Counsel in our Media, Entertainment & Communications and Technology & IP Transactions practice groups. Ms. Marshall advises wireless carriers, wireline carriers, infrastructure companies, emerging technology companies, satellite companies, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) providers on local, state, and federal regulatory and transactional issues. Specifically, Ms. Marshall […]
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By: Timothy Bergin, Partner in Litigation and Antitrust practice groups. On October 20, 2016, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly issued Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals (“Guidance”).  An accompanying press release by the Antitrust Division states that executives and managers “may face jail time” and, along […]
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By: Wendy Fischman, Partner in Employment and Corporate practice groups. In May 2016, the Department of Labor issued a new “Final Rule” drastically changing the calculation for when and how employees may be exempted from the federal law requiring overtime pay.  The Final Rule was set to become effective on December 1, 2016. Late yesterday, […]
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We are pleased to announce that Neil McGaraghan has joined us as a Partner in our Litigation group and will spearhead the launch of our Boston office.   Mr. McGaraghan focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.  Mr. McGaraghan represents both plaintiffs […]
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We are pleased to announce that Chuck Lobsenz has joined our firm as a Partner in our Patent, Intellectual Property, and Technology Transactions groups. Mr. Lobsenz has over 25 years of experience practicing law. He is a registered patent attorney and has prepared and prosecuted patents relating to electrical and mechanical technologies as well as […]
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We are pleased to announce that Jessica Chod has joined us as a Counsel in the Corporate group. Jessica Chod’s practice focuses on general corporate and contract law matters, as well as corporate governance and best practices.  Prior to joining Potomac Law, Ms. Chod served as a corporate counsel of a multi-national corporation and as outside counsel. […]
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We are pleased to announce that Laurent Campo has joined us as a Partner in the Corporate group. Mr. Campo has extensive and broad experience counseling clients in M&A, corporate transactions, strategic alliances, complex commercial transactions, as well as administrative and regulatory law compliance. He brings more than two decades of experience both as an in-house […]
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We are pleased to announce that Vanessa Chernick has joined the firm as Counsel in our Real Estate group. Vanessa Chernick has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate and finance law. She understands the full life cycle of real estate from strategy to purchase, development, finance, operations and leasing to workouts, foreclosures […]
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We are pleased to announce that Ted Planzos has joined the firm as a Partner in our White Collar Defense and Investigations and Litigation practice groups. Ted Planzos is a Partner who has a long and successful record of defending corporate executives, public and private companies and individuals in criminal, regulatory and congressional investigations and […]
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We are pleased to announce the launch of Potomac Law’s Appellate & Critical Motions practice group. Potomac Law is launching the Appellate & Critical Motions practice group that will handle all aspects of appellate litigation before the United States Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeal, and the appellate courts of Maryland, Washington, DC, and other […]
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We are pleased to announce that Ayesha N. Khan has joined the firm as a Partner to launch our Appellate & Critical Motions practice group. Ayesha N. Khan has over two decades of experience litigating high-stakes appeals in state and federal courts nationwide. She has represented clients before the United States Supreme Court, every federal […]
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PLG Partner William Baker was elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Technology Law at the ABA’s recent annual meeting in San Francisco. The Section focuses on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law and technology.  Recent initiatives include programs and publications on the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, drones, autonomous […]
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PLG Counsel Harry Silver quoted regarding drug dispute between Anthem and Express Scripts Read article here.
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We are pleased to announce that Katie Wood has joined the firm as Counsel. Katie Wood is a Counsel in the firm’s Litigation and Antitrust and Competition Law practice groups.  She represents clients in a wide range of state and federal commercial litigation matters, including antitrust and trade regulation, unfair competition, Lanham Act, libel, interference, […]
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We are pleased to announce that George Dolina has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. George Dolina is a patent attorney specializing in electrical, mechanical, and computer related inventions.  Mr. Dolina began his career in intellectual property law as a patent agent in 2007.  After graduating with honors from law school, he developed his expertise […]
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In the May edition of the PLG Washington Tax News, Susan Rogers includes an update on Congressional Activity, Tax Reform, Treasury/IRS update, Inversions, Earnings Stripping and the new 385 Regulations, and International Tax Policy and BEPS. Click the image below to read the newsletter.  
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We are pleased to announce Marina Jáudenes has joined the firm as a Counsel. Marina Jáudenes is an attorney and former investment banker with experience covering a wide range of domestic and cross-border corporate, securities, M&A and finance-related transactions. She has advised on legal issues affecting various business areas and worked closely with U.S. and […]
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In the April edition of the PLG Washington Tax News, Susan Rogers includes an update on Congressional Activity, Tax Reform and Inversions, Treasury/IRS, EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Measures, and International Tax Policy and BEPS. Click the image below to read the newsletter.
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce the formation of its Appellate & Critical Motions practice group. Spearheaded by new partner Ayesha N. Khan, the group will represent clients before state appellate courts, all of the federal circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The group’s work will span the firm’s practice areas, from employment law and […]
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We are pleased to announce Susan Hendrix has joined the firm as a Counsel. Susan Hendrix focuses her practice on healthcare, investigations and litigation.  Ms. Hendrix provides compliance advice, and conducts internal investigations on health care regulations, health care guidance, and health care-related company policies. In addition to providing compliance advice and conducting investigations, Ms. […]
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We are pleased to announce Susan Rogers has joined the firm as a Partner. Ms. Rogers is a Partner in the firm’s Taxation practice group.  She has three decades of experience in the tax policy and advocacy field, including extensive experience as the Head of Global Tax Policy for a leading Fortune 100 company and […]
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We are pleased to announce John Moss has joined the firm as a Partner.  John Moss, a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, represents clients in all phases of litigation in state and federal courts.  He has represented several Fortune 100 global companies in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturers and retailers of […]
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We are pleased to announce Mark A. Catan has joined the firm as a Partner. Mark A. Catan is a Partner with extensive experience in all areas of patent law.  Mr. Catan’s practice includes strategic counseling, patent validity and infringement opinions, patent prosecution, IP transactions, and IP due diligence in support of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Catan possesses […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that partner Janet Satterthwaite was selected as one of the 2016 World Trademark Review 1000 leading trademark professionals.  Ms. Satterthwaite is an internationally-recognized trademark attorney, with expertise in global trademark prosecution, strategic counseling and litigation at the first-chair level. Janet Satterthwaite recently joined virtual firm Potomac Law Group from Venable. The renowned counsellor and first-chair trial lawyer […]
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The latest publication of Compliance Today features the article “The Kane decision: A flawed interpretation of the 60-day rule” by PLG Counsel Harry Silver.  In the article, Mr. Silver reviews how the the courts interpret the meaning of the word “identified” as used in the 60-day rule.  
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We are pleased to announce that Robert S. Mayer has joined the firm as a Partner. Robert Mayer is a registered patent attorney who drafts and prosecutes patent applications for a wide range of technologies, including medical devices, bar code scanners, semiconductors, photocopiers, consumer electronics, and software. He manages patent portfolios, helps clients mine patentable ideas from their technical staff, […]
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The Wall Street Journal describes Stagwell as “one of a new wave of players in the advertising industry seeking to challenge traditional ad holding companies by putting a range of assets under one umbrella.”  Code and Theory’s speciality “in creating large-scale web experiences ‘is something that’s going to be mission-critical for major products,'” according to Stagwell founder, […]
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Potomac Law is pleased to announce that partner Janet Satterthwaite was selected to be on the 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.  Only 5% of attorneys in Washington DC receive this distinction.​​  Ms. Satterthwaite is an internationally-recognized trademark attorney, with expertise in global trademark prosecution, strategic counseling and litigation at the first-chair level.  
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We are pleased to announce that Elissa Reese has joined the firm as a Counsel. Ms. Reese represents clients in connection with a broad range of intellectual property rights with an emphasis on enforcement and litigation.  Her breadth of intellectual property work includes trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, internet keyword advertising, cybersquatting and domain name […]
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