Julia Klaren, Associate Director of Intellectual Capital Management

Julia Klaren is an Associate Director of Intellectual Capital (IC) Management.  Julia spent the last nineteen years at Collins Aerospace in IC focused business areas. The last thirteen years were in the IC Management department at Collins Aerospace providing support to the Business Units on IC valuation, IC protection and management, JV creation and IC acquisition and divestiture and business process for IC focused transactions.

Prior to her experience at Collins Aerospace Julia has worked in Banking, Finance, Publishing and Telecommunications in various roles including time working in some startup companies.

Julia holds a B.A.in Accounting from Boston College and an M.B.A. from University of Iowa

Nicholas Krob, Senior Counsel at McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC

Nicholas Krob joined McKee, Voorhees & Sease in 2016 after working as a judicial law clerk for the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and practices a variety of areas including trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and intellectual property licensing.

Nicholas graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Sociology, and Criminology, and a minor in Politics and Law. He attended Drake University Law School as a Dwight D. Opperman Scholar and graduated with high honors in 2015. Nicholas was awarded the Drake Law School Alumni Service Award at the 2019 Drake Law School Supreme Court Celebration.

Nicholas is currently the Chair of the Iowa LES Chapter.