Resume

**** V. *******

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****.*******@*****.***

Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569 mobile:

703.***.****

Education

University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

LL.M., November 2006

Thesis: "Das Recht der Partei- und Wahlkampffinanzierung in den

Vereinigten Staaten und

Deutschland. Darstellung und verfassungsrechtliche W rdigung"

The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

J.D., high honors, 2000

Order of the Coif

Articles Editor, The George Washington International Law Review

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

B.S., summa cum laude, Mechanical Engineering, 1997

Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society

Recipient, Best Senior Project Award, Aerospace and Mechanical

Engineering Faculties

Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate, Four-Year Scholarship

Recipient

Professional Experience

Law Office of **** V. ******* Principal

Boston, Massachusetts January

Provide patent counseling, prosecution, and litigation 2010-present

services to innovative companies and entrepreneurs, with a

focus on software, alternative energy, aerospace, defense,

automotive, consumer product, and medical device

technologies.

Fish & Richardson, PC Associate

Boston, Massachusetts December

Litigate patent infringement suits: prepare pleadings, 2008-January 2010

motions, infringement contentions, claim construction

proposals, take depositions, manage discovery, supervise

testifying and non-testifying experts. Associate

April

Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP 2006-December 2008

Reston, Virginia

Patent Practice

Counsel software clients on patent prosecution strategy,

advise on growing and managing a worldwide patent

portfolio, liaise with outside counsel to manage filing.

Consult with CTO, CFO, CEO and development engineers to determine

patentability, advise on pre-litigation patent disputes and inquiries, and

manage patent assignment and licensing.

Litigate patent infringement suits: prepare pleadings, motions, infringement

contentions, claim construction proposals, take depositions, manage discovery,

supervise testifying and non-testifying experts.

Prepare and prosecute US and PCT patent applications, respond to office

actions, conduct examiner interviews.

Areas of technology specialization include e-commerce, web-based marketing and

revenue generation, web-based and software-based video analytics, video

surveillance and monitoring technology, and medical devices.

National Security Practice

Co-founded National Security practice group at Cooley.

Prepare guidance for government contractors on liability of deployed

contractors for misconduct.

Regularly attend meetings of ABA standing committee on national security law,

draft comments on behalf of ABA committee re: proposed federal contracting

regulations.

Manage discovery production for DoD contractors in response to DoJ subpoenas.

Levine Bagade & Han LLP Of Counsel

Heidelberg, Germany February

Prepare patent applications for filing with the United 2005-April 2006

States Patent and Trademark Office, primarily in the area

of medical device technologies.

Write claims and all other specification elements, draft

figures including extensive use of AutoCAD, and conduct

prior-art searches.

US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) Heidelberg, Germany

Captain

Criminal Law

and Iraq January 2001-April 2005

Prosecuted criminal trials as lead attorney.

Directed and coordinated criminal investigations by

US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Military Police

Investigators (MPI).

Combat Experience

Awarded Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious performance of duty

during ground combat in Iraq

Primary legal advisor for brigade-level commander, four battalion commanders,

and over 35 company commanders conducting combat operations. Advised on all

legal aspects of deployed and combat operations including military justice,

rules of engagement, international law, and the law of land warfare. Prepared

and presented detailed briefings on all of the above.

Advised senior commanders on the administration of large funds for

reconstruction and development and the establishment and preservation of

security in Iraq.

Conducted missions with a joint civil-military team to establish a functional

and fair civil and criminal justice system in Iraq. Conducted first-hand

assessments of the Iraqi legal apparatus in Baghdad. Met with judges and

members of the local Iraqi bar.

Operational Law

Operation Law Attorney for Headquarters, US Army V Corps in Germany (45,000

soldiers). Advisor to the command group and planning staff on rules of

engagement, the law of war, and agreements and negotiations for international

exercises and deployments. Analyzed all Corps Operations Orders and

Contingency Plans, identified legal constraints early in the planning process

and recommended practical courses of action. Trained officers and soldiers on

the law of war and the use of force.

Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for contributions to the success of US Army

V Corps.

Goldstein & Associates, P.C. Law Clerk

Washington, DC April 1999-January

Law clerk, Antitrust and Environmental administrative 2001

litigation. Prepared briefs, memoranda, and managed

discovery.

Assisted in litigation and regulatory approval processes

involving the requirements of the National Environmental

Policy Act.

W rtsil NSD Power Development, Inc. Law Clerk

Annapolis, Maryland Summer 1998

Law clerk for General Counsel of an international

power-systems development company. Helped prepare

financing packages for developing countries, often with

the assistance of the World Bank and International

Monetary Fund.

Assisted the General Counsel in advising on the

requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Admissions and Registrations

Admitted in Massachusetts, Virginia and before the United States

Patent and Trademark Office

Languages

German

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