Events

BRYAN BENOIT
PARTNER, VALUATION SERVICES, CENTRAL REGION LEADER
GRANT THORNTON

Bryan Benoit is a partner in Grant Thornton’s advisory practice in Houston. He has more than 20 years of business and consulting experience in the areas of corporate finance and accounting. In addition to serving as an advisor to clients, he is frequently asked to testify as an expert in court and has participated in over 100 economic damages studies and provided expert witness testimony at deposition, arbitration and trial.
Read full bio

DAVID BOUNDY
VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
CANTOR FITZGERALD L.P

David Boundy is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property at Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. Mr. Boundy has experience with the patent system from almost every perspective, and the economic activity it creates.
Read full bio

JOHN FLAIM
GLOBAL IP CHAIR
BAKER & MCKENZIE

Mr. Flaim is the Global IP Chair for Baker & McKenzie. His practice encompasses patent and trademark litigation, counseling, licensing and prosecution matters. The primary focus of Mr. Flaim's practice is on intellectual property litigation. He has significant experience in patent litigation infringement actions in federal district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Read full bio

Mr. Irfan is Former General Counsel: IP/IT for the Americas business region of  Schneider Electric, the Paris-based global specialist in energy management with 100,000+ employees, operations in more than 100 countries and sales over $20 billion.  
Read full bio

Phil Petti is the Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for the USG Corporation, one of the world leaders in building systems for residential and commercial construction. 
Read full bio

ANDREW T. RAMER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MARQERA

Andrew Ramer is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Marqera, a globally-focused intellectual property trading company with offices in the U.S. and abroad delivering a range of products and services addressing the IP needs of various entities, including patent and brand transactions, advisory services, and the providing of transaction and debt capital to holders of different forms of intellectual property under various financial structures. Read full bio

David Shofi joined ATMI in May of 2006 and has been Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for the company since July of 2007.  He has over 15 years of broad experience in intellectual property issues including patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright.  David’s areas of expertise span IP portfolio management, open source software, standards, IP licensing and antitrust. 
Read full bio

Christopher M. Turoski is Senior Counsel and Lead IP Lawyer for the Animal Nutrition Division of Cargill, Incorporated.  Mr. Turoski leads a worldwide Team of lawyers and professionals to manage the intellectual assets of the Division.  His Team builds value through strategic asset management, licensing, and dispute resolution.
Read full bio

KIM ZERBY
DIRECTOR & ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL ( IP)
PROCTER & GAMBLE

Kim is Director & Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property at The Procter & Gamble Company.  He currently manages the global Health & Well-Being and Corporate Functions Intellectual Property groups supporting the Oral Care, Personal Health Care, Snacks, and Pet Care business units.  These businesses include such brands as Crest®, Scope®, Oral-B®, Vicks®, Prilosec OTC®, Pringles® and Iams®.  Kim has been a Patent Attorney for Procter & Gamble for 26 years.  He has previously provided support for upstream R&D and current businesses in many of P&G’s product areas, including fabric care, home care, beauty care, and coffee.
Read full bio