Welcome to the fourth edition of the Wolf Greenfield Alumni Newsletter!
Maintaining relationships with former colleagues is important to us, so one year ago we decided to create a platform that is dedicated to you – our valued alumni. Once a Wolfie, always a Wolfie. We hope you’ll find the information within interesting and useful. We also hope you’ll share information with us to include in future editions!
Renée Fuller
Senior Counsel, Bristol Myers Squibb
We’re pleased to feature Renée Fuller in this episode of the Alumni Spotlight series. Renée started at Wolf Greenfield as a technology specialist in 2012 and left as an associate in 2019. She was part of the firm’s Chemical & Materials Technologies Practice. Today, Renée serves as Senior Counsel at Bristol Myers Squibb.
You may have noticed this newsletter looks a little different than past newsletters. In January, we launched a new Wolf Greenfield website. With the new website, we’ve refreshed our logo and branding to better reflect our growing firm and the innovative clients we serve. We hope you find the Wolf Greenfield website informative and easy to use. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us.
While visiting the website, be sure to check out our first-ever alumni webpage. We’d love to feature more alumni on this page. Interested in participating? All we'll need is:
A headshot of you
Your name, title, and company
Your answer to one of the following questions:
How did your role at Wolf Greenfield prepare you for your current role?
What do you think sets Wolf Greenfield apart from other law firms?
When you think of your time at Wolf Greenfield, what comes to mind?
Vedanta Biosciences, a Wolf Greenfield client, is currently hiring for the role of Head of Legal & IP. To learn more and apply, click here. If you apply, feel free to let John Van Amsterdam and Chelsea Witte-Garcia know.
Are you hiring for a position you'd like to promote in an upcoming newsletter or on the LinkedIn Wolf Greenfield Alumni Group? Let us know!
Spring has sprung and we’re looking forward to connecting with alumni at in-person events in multiple cities as well as virtual events. Here are some highlights:
May 11 l New York, NY: Please join us for a unique cocktail reception at The Raines Law Room at The William, a speakeasy-style craft cocktail bar located in The William Hotel. Sip on your favorite libation and enjoy some inventive small plates in one of the elegant Victorian-era libraries or salons, and catch up with colleagues after a long break from in-person events! Space is limited. Please RSVP here by May 4.
May 23 l Virtual: Wolf Greenfield will host a webinar titled “Beyond Patents: Using Trademarks and Trade Secrets to Build an Integrated IP Portfolio” at which Jason Balich, Christina Licursi, and Rob Jensen will present. Register here.
June 6 l Boston, MA: Will you be in Boston for the BIO International Convention? Dan Young is moderating a panel titled “Driving the Rare Disease Innovation Pipeline to Bring New Products to Market.” Learn more. Later that day, please join us for our Boston BIO Bash at Flight Club Boston for cocktails, conversation, and a little friendly competition. RSVP here.
We are pleased to announce our continued strategic expansion with the launch of Wolf Greenfield's newest office in Washington, DC. The office, at 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, will offer a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation, prosecution, post-grant proceedings, freedom to operate, licensing, and diligence across all areas of technology. Read more.
Recent Highlights
Wolf Greenfield alum Liza Vertinsky, now a Professor at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, was featured in a news story by CBS News discussing the impact of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and sellers. Watch the video.
We are fortunate to work with industry leaders and groundbreaking innovators, and our new quarterly Client Spotlights newsletter will bring their stories directly to you. View the newsletter.
Wolf Greenfield helps Thom Browne win widely publicized trademark trial. Read more.
Wolf Greenfield promotes seven attorneys in 2023. Read more.
Start-ups
Brandon Blackwell recently spoke on a FORGE panel for start-ups titled “How to Avoid Potential Loss of IP and Confidential Information." Read the key takeaways.
An article authored by Ed Russavage titled “Software Start-ups Should Address IP Considerations Early On” was published in Law360. Read more (subscription required).
Stealth Prior Art
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Uncloaking Stealth Prior Art” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. Read more.
John Welch co-authored the January-February 2023 edition of The Trademark Reporter, The Law Journal of The International Trademark Association (INTA). Read more.
An article authored by John Welch titled “The Top 10 TTAB Decision of 2022” was published in World Trademark Review (WTR), Boston Intellectual Property Law Association's newsletter, and The TTABlog®. Read more.
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Patents Expire, But Trademarks Can Last Forever” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. Read more.
Did you recently switch jobs, receive a promotion, publish an article, or have an important life event you’d like to share with others? Let us know and we’ll incorporate it into the next newsletter!
There's a way to interact with fellow alumni in real-time! To communicate with other alumni, share job openings, and see firm news, be sure to join the Wolf Greenfield Alumni Group on LinkedIn!
