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Ian DiBernardo, Chair IP Litigation, Co-Head US Technology Practice, Brown Rudnick LLP

Ian DiBernardo is a partner and chair of Brown Rudnick's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. He is also co-practice group leader of the U.S. Technology group. His dual leadership roles reflect his decades of experience counseling clients throughout the entire lifecycle of IP and technology, from creating worldwide patent portfolios, to bringing products to market, to licensing IP and technology, to litigating bet-the-company cases.  Ian counsels IP owners in creating, monetizing, asserting, and defending their IP assets, and investors in sourcing, evaluating, and executing on various IP-centric investments.  On behalf of IP owners and operating entities, he has litigated various types of intellectual property disputes, including patent, trade secret, trademark, unfair competition, and breach of contract claims. He has also been lead counsel in a number of post grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He frequently counsels clients on pre-litigation intellectual property matters, including issuing freedom-to-operate opinions, establishing “clean-room” and other procedures for on-boarding employees, and mitigating IP risk with departing employees, including managing IT forensic investigations and addressing concerns of trade secret misappropriation with subsequent employers.

Ian has structured and negotiated a range of intellectual property and technology transactions, including patent, trade secret, know-how, data, copyright, and trademark licenses, and professional services, outsourcing, cloud computing, supply, distribution, and joint development agreements. He has represented clients in a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and corporate finance transactions.  On behalf of private funds and other clients, Ian frequently conducts due diligence on and negotiates IP related investments, including patent acquisitions, IP-back loans, royalty transactions, and litigation financing.

He has worked with a number of high-tech and life science technologies, including: AgriTech, food science, and nutraceuticals; Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning; Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, image processing and computer vision; CleanTech/GreenTech, FinTech, including securities trading and back office systems and data; MedTech and digital health, including endoscopic, endoluminal, robotic and other surgical instruments, and bioinformatics; computer networking and software, and semiconductors.  Ian has a long history of pro bono service. He has been repeatedly recognized by Chambers USA and Super Lawyers, and he has been named an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property and a leading individual for litigation and transactions by IAM Patent 1000. In the latest Chambers guide, clients have commented that Ian is “top notch in his analytical ability, client skills, and deep IP transactional and litigation experience” and “an outstanding patent litigation and licensing attorney. Ian’s advice cuts right to the heart of the issue at hand. He is very creative in his solutions and he identifies issues others miss.”

Alex Markov, Head of Licensing, ASM International

Alex Markov is currently the Head of IP Licensing at ASM International, CVD equipment manufacturing supplier in semiconductors industry. Alex has 25 years of semiconductor industry experience in the full array of semiconductor processes and operations. In his current role, Alex is responsible for all IP commercialization at ASM, both patents and trade secrets/know-how.

Jeff Stern is MSCI’s Deputy General Counsel, Head of Commercial Legal and Head of Compliance. Prior to joining MSCI, Jeff held a variety of positions in the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley, including in its Technology Law Group and Infrastructure Compliance. Previously, Jeff was an associate at Latham & Watkins and at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Jeff attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review, and Harvard College, graduating magna cum laude.

Jeff believes passionately in diversity and inclusion as a means to attract top talent, turbocharge team performance, and achieve new levels of client-centricity. Jeff co-founded MSCI’s All Abilities Employee Resource Group for employees with disabilities, caregivers and allies. He also co-founded the All Abilities Group of the New York City Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel when he was Chapter President.

Kathleen Turland, former Chief Legal Officer, ArisGlobal

Global, strategic legal leader, known for ability to spot issues and mitigate risk. Expert at working collaboratively and bringing cross-functional teams together to solve business and legal problems pragmatically. Sought after colleague and manager. Broad based experience across multiple industries including energy, finance, construction, technology, and consumer products.

-- Proven success managing teams through large scale company transitions.
-- Able to deliver complex legal advice in a pragmatic and understandable way.
-- Highly adept at issue spotting, applying practical judgment, and devising business-oriented solutions.
-- Focused on mitigating risk while maximizing business strategy and growth.
-- Partner to HR and People Management teams on labor and employment issues.
-- Experienced at leading corporate governance, and corporate transactions/acquisitions/dispositions
-- Demonstrated ability developing right-sized legal, compliance and regulatory programs
-- Top-notch litigator and successful manager of complex litigation and investigation matters globally.
-- Known for authentic style, work ethic, and sense of humor.

Jennifer Vanderhart, PhD, Managing Director, Secretariat

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