Kasen Jacobson
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Patent Attorney Litigation & Prosecution
Bar Licensure:
Licensed Attorney, 1995, State of Maryland
Registered Patent Attorney, 2001, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education:
JD, 1993. The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
BS, Mech. Eng., 1989. The University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Professional Work Experience:
PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE
Jacobson Holman, Washington, DC; Associate (licensed in MD), 1996 to 1999.
-Drafting and prosecuting non-provisional patent applications, primarily in the mechanical arts, for national and international filing;
-Preparing responses to USPTO Office Actions, including Restriction Requirements;
-Amending foreign application specifications and claims for US filing;
-Conducting hundreds of high quality reviews on patentability, inter partes validity, prior art, freedom-to-operate, clearance and landscape searches on diverse technological subjects at the USPTO;
-Drafting opinion letters and reports for clients based on results of technological searches;
-Interviewing Patent Examiners and legal staff at the USPTO;
-Legal research and writing of memoranda and briefs on legal procedures, patents, intellectual property, and commercial business issues;
-Conducting legal research and writing of memoranda on law; drafting motions and supporting briefs; preparing deposition digests and evidentiary exhibits for trial; drafting bills of cost;
-Researching and drafting briefs on motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in patent infringement cases and asserting patent misuse defense in patent licensing dispute.
-Drafting and filing motions and briefs for bills of costs in several US District Court cases.
-Preparing trial books and deposition digests; performing precise cite-checking, blue-booking, and Shepard’s; and professionally supervising personnel.
-Supervising a large law library at a prominent IP law firm.
Engineering Experience
Pulse Electronics, Rockville, MD; Mechanical Design Engineer, 1990. Design engineer at mid-size manufacturer of electronic and mechanical devices, components and instruments used in the railway transportation industry.
Corporate Legal Consultation: Litigation and Investigation
oLitigation: legal disputes, discovery response, deposition issue prep
oInvestigation: regulatory actions, legal compliance/due diligence, corporate finance
oReview & analyze legal and privilege issues, responsiveness, relevancy, confidentiality, privacy
oQC review, dep. prep, privilege log, redaction (HIPAA, PII), issue/keyword database search
oDrafting document knowledge capture and issue preparation
oRelativity, Concordance, iPro, Catalyst, Inspicio, One, and other review software platforms
oMicrosoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Assignments:
1.Redgrave LLP, Chantilly, VA; legal consultant (10/2023-7/2024).- Insurance claims, indemnity coverage of home owners, response to request to produce (GableGotwals). Transportation carrier environmental incident, regulatory and third-party litigation issues (Wilmer Hale). 2nd Leval Review. Remote. Relativity.
2.Cimplifi, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Arnold & Porter (07-09/2023). Pharmaceutical prime vendor agreement dispute relating to cogs and contract termination. Remote. Relativity
3.Beacon Hill, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Wilson Sonsini (02-05/2023). Class action securities fraud misrepresentation by parts manufacturer in auto-sector. Priv log. QC team. Remote. Relativity
4.Vigilant Legal Solutions, New York, NY; legal consultant for Covington Burling (11/2022-01/2023). Dispute on insurance claims for environmental investigation and remediation by historical property owner. Remote. Relativity
5.Cobra Legal Solutions, Austin, TX; legal consultant for Downs Law Group (09-11/2022). Incoming discovery documents in mass tort plaintiff action with medical claims related to energy production incident. Remote. Reveal.
6.Cimplifi, Washington, DC; legal consultant for CA State Agency (09/2022). Contract disputes pertaining to state transportation construction project. Deposition prep. Remote. Relativity.
7.Cimplifi, Washington, DC; legal consultant for McCarter English (06-08/2022). Claims of environmental damages and personal injuries caused by manufacture processes. Drafting custodian knowledge capture. Remote. Relativity
8.Trustpoint, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Covington Burling (02-03/2022). Pandemic property loss and business interruption insurance claims, entertainment venues. Privilege Log. Remote. Relativity
9.Beacon Hill, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Wilson Sonsini (12/2021-01/2022). Inspector General investigation of alleged misrepresentations for federal development assistance grants. Remote. Relativity
10.Trustpoint, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Arnold Porter (10-12/2021). Payment systems antitrust merchant litigation (MDL), deposition prep review. Remote. Relativity
11.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for McCarter English (09/2021). Pharmaceutical litigation (MDL), controlled substance diversion manufactures liability. Priv. PII. Remote. Relativity
12.Trustpoint, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Covington Burling (08-09/2021). Pandemic property loss and business interruption insurance claims, entertainment venues. Privilege Log. Remote. Relativity
13.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Mayer Brown (07-08/2021). Class action, state fraud claims on media services sales. Priv. Remote. Relativity
14.Fronteo, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Morgan Lewis (04-06/2021). Antitrust litigation, mobile applications distribution competition and billing restraint of trade. Remote. Priv log. Relativity
15.Solomon Page, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Aken Gump (04/2021). State Attorney General Request for documents, healthcare provider practices and compliance. Priv. Remote. Relativity
16.Hire Counsel, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Weil Gotshal (02-04/2021). Patent infringement dispute, pharmaceuticals, genomics/DNA testing. Priv. Remote. Relativity
17.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant (07-12/2020). Remote. Priv. Relativity
- Litigation on capital markets, unfair practices, SORs and SEC rules. QC team. Priv log. Redact. Gibson Dunn.
- Investigation by federal/state AG, analysis of manufacturer Consumer Affairs Report. PII. Redact. Dentons Grp.
18.Trustpoint, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Skadden Arps (5/2020). DOJ second request for M&A, competition in payment systems and financial information aggregation services. Remote. Relativity
19.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant (03-05/2020). Remote. Relativity
- Construction contractor liability dispute. Hudgins law firm.
- Dispute related to derivative action, bankruptcy and legal liability. Hudgins law firm.
- Federal false claims litigation, GSA sales, TAA. Hinckley Allen.
20.Solomon Page LS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Akin Gump (02-03/2020). Bankruptcy proceedings, energy production systems. Relativity
21.Acuity FTI Consulting, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Bennett Jones (07-08/2019). M&A antitrust investigation, audiovisual event planning, Competition Bureau (Canada). Relativity
22.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for King Spalding (10/2018-01/2019). State false claims act litigations, telecommunications carrier services. Relativity
23.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Vedder Price (08-09/2018). State AG antitrust investigation, competition refuse services. Relativity
24.Law Counsel Staffing, Washington, DC; legal consultant for King Spalding (06/2018). M&A Second Request review of documents, competition in commodities sales. Relativity
25.Law Resources, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Arnold Porter (06/2018). Product liability dispute, electronics manufacture. iPro
26.Law Counsel Staffing, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Hogan Lovells (02-03/2018; 12/2017). Pharmaceutical sales, corporate privilege review, antitrust investigation. Relativity
27.TrustPoint One, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Arnold Porter (01-02/2018). M&A, FTC antitrust investigation, international corporate commodities merger. Priv log. Relativity
28.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Bass Berry (11/2017). Pharmaceutical sales compliance, healthcare due diligence, corporate investigation. Relativity
29.Inspired Review, New York, NY; legal consultant for Jones Day (09/2017remote). License fees dispute, semiconductor software. Relativity
30.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant. (06-09/2017). Redact. Relativity
- Class action involving Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Mayer Brown.
- Corporate investigation of pharma/healthcare anti-diversion compliance, HIPAA. King Spalding.
- Anti-trust litigation, competition, U.S. media advertising market. Kellogg Hansen.
31.DTI Global, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Quinn Emanuel (09/2016-02/2017; 05-06//2017). Trade secret and §337 complaint, International Trade Commission. QC. Priv log. Dep prep. Relativity
32.Tower Legal Solutions, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Kirkland & Ellis (08/2016).
M&A, DOJ antitrust/second request in merger of software providers, One
33.Compliance DS, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Vinson & Elkins; Arnold Porter; and Morgan Lewis (04-05/2016). Relativity
- Arbitration for US Navy government contractor and subcontractor.
- Internal corporate investigations, pharma/healthcare sales compliance.
34.DTI Global, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Sidley Austin (11-12/2015). Federal securities fraud litigation relating to telecommunications providers. QC team, Relativity
35.Tower legal Solutions, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Sidley Austin (09-10/2015). M&A, DOJ antitrust/second request, competition in Information Management services. QC. Relativity
36.Hire Counsel, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Gibson Dunn (09/2015). Corporate investigation, SEC securities trading rules/requirements, and retaliatory termination. Relativity
37.DTI Global, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Quinn Emanuel (03-05/2015). Pharmaceutical biotech patent action, FDA exclusivity rights, brand and generic ANDAs. Relativity
38.TransPerfect Staffing Solutions, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Stevens & Lee (02-03/2015). Pharma/Healthcare prime vendor agreements dispute, pricing, and rebate programs. Relativity
39.DTI Global, Alexandria, VA; legal consultant at Oblon McClelland (02/2015). Pharmaceutical biotech litigation, patent rights and proprietary information. Relativity
40.Epiq Systems, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Bass, Berry & Sims (12/2014). SEC inquiry of financial filings and accounting controls of Energy Corporation. Catalyst
41.Compliance Discovery, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Kellogg Huber (11-12/2014). Financial review of corporate accounting in a Q-10 filing. QC. FYI Concordance
42.Epiq Systems, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Bass, Berry & Sims (07-08/2014). Corporate investigation, medical sales compliance, and age discrimination. Relativity
43.Compliance Discovery, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Crowell & Moring (06-07/2014). M&A, DOJ antitrust/second request/FCC review, telecommunications providers. Relativity
44.Integreon, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Sills, Cummis & Gross (06/2014). Product liability healthcare litigation, medical device. Relativity
45.Compliance Discovery, Washington, DC; Litigation consultant for Wright, Lindsey & Jennings (03-05/2014). Legal and regulatory actions and investigations pursuant to environmental incident, DOJ, DOT, PHMSA, the Clean Water Act. Relativity
46.LegalSource, Washington, DC; Litigation consultant for Kellogg Huber (08-10/2013). Fiduciary duty, custodial banks and foreign exchange transaction fees litigation. QC team, Relativity
47.Innovative Discovery, Arlington, VA; legal consultant for FDIC (05/2013). Public information disclosure review under the Banking Secrecy Act, SARs, HPIAA. Relativity
48.TrustPoint International, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Arnold Porter (12/2011-05/2012). DOJ antitrust investigation and 3rd party merchant litigation with electronic payment services provider. Priv log. Relativity
49.Synergy Legal, Washington, DC; legal consultant for Huron Consulting and Sandler & Buckley (03-04/2011). FHA investigation, servicing bank, analyzing mortgages, promissory notes and foreclosures. QC team. Concordance.
50.LAW FIRM ASSOCIATE
Jacobson Holman, Washington, DC; Associate (licensed in MD), 1996 to 1999.
Legal research and writing of memoranda and briefs on legal procedures, patents, intellectual property, and commercial business issues.
U.S. Citizen