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Trade Secrets Committee
The Committee will focus on providing practical education to IPO membership and the public on the topic of trade secrets. Such education may include presentations at IPO meetings, white papers, form documents for posting to www.ipo.org, etc.
Chair:Leland I. Gardner, Google LLC
Chair:Monica Baig-Silva, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Vice Chair:Dawn Mertineit, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Vice Chair:Rachael Rodman, UB Greensfelder LLP
Secretary:Brent George Seitz, Harness IP
Board Liaison:Michael King, Caterpillar Inc.
Staff Liaison:Astrid Roe, Intellectual Property Owners Association
Members
- David AlmelingO'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Gunter BetzDanaher Corporation
- Brandon BludauCapital One
- Gregory BombardGreenberg Traurig
- John R. BoneStout
- Lora BrzezynskiDrinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP
- Jennifer CarnahanDow Chemical Co.
- Evi T. ChristouBanner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Nicholas CliffordTucker Ellis LLP
- Jerry CohenBarclay Damon LLP
- Kenneth R. CorselloIBM Corp.
- Michelle CristaldiKenvue
- Joshua DingottHewlett Packard Enterprise
- Douglas DuffABB Inc.
- Joseph EckerSteptoe LLP
- Betsy FenskeHP Inc.
- Nicole D. GalliND Galli Law LLC
- Vincent GalluzzoK&L Gates
- Melvin C. GarnerLeason Ellis LLP
- R. Mark HalliganFisherBroyles, LLP
- Saad HassanFenwick & West LLP
- Benjamin HoopesHP Inc.
- Kristopher HullibergerHoward & Howard Attorneys
- Robert M. IsacksonLeason Ellis LLP
- Clara N. JimenezJohnson & Johnson
- Elisabeth T. JozwiakDow Chemical Co.
- Chi KimSaint-Gobain Corp.
- Ina KockSAP SE
- Gloria LuLee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
- David MarrQualcomm Incorporated
- Robert McCauleyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Gemma McGeoughWithers & Rogers LLP
- Stuart MeyerFenwick & West LLP
- Robert MilliganSeyfarth Shaw LLP
- Mickki MurrayMedtronic, Inc.
- Andrew M. NewtonQualcomm Incorporated
- Michael OblonJones Day
- Ann PalmaSaint-Gobain Corp.
- James H. PooleyJames Pooley, PLC
- David A. PrangeRobins Kaplan LLP
- Helene RaybaudSLB
- Kassandra ShorttCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
- Karl Emil StaussDow Chemical Co.
- Ryan SydenhamApple Inc.
- Jeff TangCircle Internet Financial
- Traci ThomasHewlett Packard Enterprise
- Margaret WelshBaker Botts LLP
- John M. WilliamsonFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Kevin C. Ecker, Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Non-Voting Member:Paul Joseph, Linklaters LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Venk Krishnamoorthy, Johnson & Johnson
- Non-Voting Member:Linzy McCartney, Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Non-Voting Member:Beverley Moore, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Wil Rao, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Non-Voting Member:Joshua L. Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Shirley Webster, Ocean Tomo, LLC
- Non-Voting Member:Margaret Welsh, Baker Botts LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Joshua Whitehill, Brown Rudnick LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Jerry Xia, GEN LAW Firm (Shanghai Office)