Christopher B. Suggs

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Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC January 2023 – June 2023

Paralegal: IP Litigation Section

• Managed all aspects of ITC-337 litigations from Complaint filing through discovery

• Researched and retrieved prior art and technical references in preparation for filing ITC Complaints

• Retrieved documents from electronic discovery databases including Relativity and MS Teams

• Created MS Teams document management system in preparation for discovery phase

King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC May 2021 – January 2023

Paralegal: Litigation Section/Government Matters

•Managed all facets of ITC-337 litigations from discovery through trial including preparing trial exhibits, preparing witness statements, trial exhibit lists and creating witness trial binders

•Organized and maintained case files and coordinated trial logistics with Legal Practice Assistants and other staff

•Coordinated with clients and co-counsel during all phases of discovery up to and through trial

•Reviewed and analyzed discovery requests and assisted lawyers with discovery responses

•Retrieved documents from electronic discovery databases, including Relativity, and conducted document searches

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC January 2021 – May 2021

Pacific Architects and Engineers

Paralegal: Antitrust Section

•Coordinated document reviews utilizing Relativity in preparation for use at trial

•Conducted legal research to identify applicable laws in support of legal analyses

•Assisted multiple attorneys on an ongoing basis with preparation and assembling documentation and supporting case materials for proceedings before courts and other administrative agencies

Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Washington, DC October 2019 – February 2020 Paralegal: Litigation Section

•Coordinated various aspects of pre-trial and post-trial case work related to ITC-337 litigations, including preparing trial exhibits, preparing witness statements and creating witness trial binders

•Managed cases including docketing case deadlines and District Court PACER EFC filings

•Performed legal research utilizing PACER, Docket Navigator and Lexis Nexis to obtain case relevant statutes and other litigation related information

•Communicated with third-party service vendors to provide trial solutions and support for litigation trial team

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, McLean, VA December 2017 – September 2019 Senior Paralegal: Litigation Section

•Drafted responses to interrogatories, requests for admissions and requests for production of documents

•Managed cases including docketing case deadlines, US District Court and US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit EFC filings, managing and coordinating document productions, creating and maintaining deposition transcript and exhibit repositories

•Acted as a liaison between the litigation department and outside businesses during the litigation process to ensure best practices are utilized and efficient

•Performed legal research utilizing Westlaw and Lexis Nexis to obtain case relevant statutes, and cite-checking case briefs and other litigation related documents

Merchant & Gould P.C., Alexandria, VA September 2012 – June 2017 Senior Paralegal: Litigation Section

•Provided lead paralegal support on trials related to Paragraph IV, IPR and intellectual property litigation matters

•Coordinated various aspects of e-discovery, including early case assessment, data preservation, data collection, document reviews and subsequent document productions

•Prepared content-specific case file reports for attorneys, in-house counsel and third-party service vendors requesting case-related information and documentation

•Traveled to trial locations, and coordinated war room set up, courtroom document production and all trial logistics

Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Washington, DC February 2008 – August 2012 Senior Paralegal: Litigation Section

•Provided lead trial paralegal support on several complex intellectual property, Paragraph IV and ITC-337 litigation matters and trials

•Handled all aspects of litigation, including preparing for depositions, drafting discovery, conducting legal research, cite-checking briefs, and drafting deposition notices and subpoenas

•Coordinated all aspects of pre-trial and post-trial litigation, including preparing trial exhibits and exhibit lists, coordinating travel logistics and arrangements, preparing witness binders, and communicating with third-party service vendors to provide solutions and support for litigation trial team

Atlanta Lawyer Group, Atlanta, GA 2003 – 2008

Paralegal

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, Washington, DC 2001 – 2002

Paralegal

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC 2000 – 2001

Legal Assistant

EDUCATION:

Bowie State University, Bowie, MD 1999

Bachelors of Science Degree, Political Science

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Ringtail; Relativity; Concordance 8.0; Case Soft (CaseMap/NoteMap/TimeMap); PACER; Westlaw; Lexis Nexis; Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Windows XP)

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