- Accessible Facilities and Services (ADA Titles II and III)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business Litigation
- Distressed Mergers + Acquisitions
- Electric Vehicle Technology + Sustainable Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Intellectual Property
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Prosecution, Counseling + Portfolio Management
- Payments + Financial Technology
- Virginia State Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section, Board of Governors, 2009 to present, chair, 2015
- US-EPO Bar Liaison Council, member, 2006 to present
- Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association, president 2006-07, Board/Officer 2003-06
- Capital One, Legal Department, Richmond, VA, 2005-2010
Education
- William & Mary Law School, J.D., 2000
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 1997
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- Speaker, “Technology Transactions: Coping with Evolving Legal Risks Associated with AI and ML,” IPWATCHDOG MASTERS™ PROGRAM: Artificial Intelligence Masters™ 2024, March 5, 2024.
- Speaker, “Intellectual Property and the Financial Services Industry: Recent Developments that Inhouse Counsel Need to Know,” Troutman Pepper, November 28, 2023.
- Speaker, “Consolidating Your Firm’s AI Expertise: Amplifying and Unifying Talent and Resources Capable of Identifying and Recognizing Opportunity and Risk,” Inside Practice’s Inflection Point: The Legal AI Revolution Part 2, September 14, 2023.
- Presenter, “Sharing the Secret Sauce: Collaborating on Technology and Key Legal Issues,” Troutman Pepper CLE Webinar ‘When the CEO Calls – Part II,’ September 29, 2022.
- Panelist, “Intellectual Property,” Virginia Venture Summit 2016, April 2016.
- Guest lecturer, “Intellectual Property 101,” VCU Graduate School of Business, Information Systems Department, Spring Semester 2007-15.
- Panelist, “Update on E-Discovery Trends and Developments,” SIFMA Compliance and Law Society Charlotte Regional Seminar, September 2014
- Moderator/Panelist, “Business Method Patents: Recent Developments and Strategies for Innovative Companies,” Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting, June 2013.
- “eDiscovery and IP Cases: Counsel’s Duties and Case Law Update,” Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association, October 2011.
- “Ethics Issues for IT Practitioners,” 12th Annual Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute, Virginia State Bar, September 2011.
- Panelist, “Achieving Proportionality in the Small Stakes and David & Goliath Cases,” Capital One Seminar Moving Towards Proportionality in E-discovery, November 2010.
- Panelist, “eDiscovery 2.0,” Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Section Annual IP Fall CLE Seminar, October 2010.
- Panelist, “Containing Fees Associated with Employing Outside Counsel in a Period of Economic Instability,” 7th Annual Patents & the Financial Services Industry Conference, New York, NY, July 2010.
- Panelist, “Managing the Costs of Outside Counsel Effectively,” 6th Annual Patents & the Financial Services Industry Conference, New York, NY, July 2009.
- Presenter, “Strategies for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Conducting Competitive Intelligence in Today’s Business Environment,” Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association, December 2007.
- Co-author, “Discontinuation of AFCP 2.0: Strategic Adjustments for Patent Applicants,” Troutman Pepper, October 3, 2024.
- Co-author, “Traversing Restriction Requirements: A Quick Reference Guide,” Westlaw Today, July 14, 2023.
- Co-author, “Patent Rights: Best Practices for Responding to Patent Demand Letters,” Manufacturing Today, Vol. 18, Issue 4, July 2018.
- Author, “Design Patents Build Strong, Valuable Brands,” Smokeshop, December 2015.
- Author, “Social Media Content Discoverable, Must Be Preserved,” Today’s General Counsel, August/September 2013.
- Co-author, “Federal Circuit Eliminates Adverse Inference For Failure to Obtain or Produce An Exculpatory Opinion of Counsel,” Hunton Patent Law Update, October 2004.
- Co-contributor, “Key Legal Strategies for Representing Digital Age Clients: Business Method Patents and General Patent Strategy for the Modern Age,” Virginia CLE Law Foundation, July 2001.
- Mentioned, “Capital One Says Patent Suit Should Be Thrown Out,” Law360, October 31, 2023.