Annual Intellectual Property Career Coaching and Speed Networking Event
January 31, 2020 |聽4:00 - 6:00pm聽
4300 Nebraska Ave., NW聽Capital Atrium
In this annual event, PIJIP staff match students and recent graduates with practicing alumni working in their field of interest for one-on-one meetings. Each meeting is approximately 20 minutes, and may include advice on revising your resume and making contacts in the field. Registration requires an uploaded resume and short description of your field of interest to share with career coaches.聽
JOIN AS A CAREER COACH: To join the event as a Career Coach, register at聽
REGISTER AS A JOB SEEKER: To join the event as a student or recent graduate job seeker, register at聽
Career Coaches
Melissa Alcantara, Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC聽聽 聽
Specialization: IP litigation; trademarks
Elizabeth Chernow, Senior Director, Public Policy Comcast聽聽 聽
Specialization: Communication, telecom, technology policy
Mark Consilvio, Associate, Paul Hastings聽聽 聽
Patent litigation
Oyvind Dahle, Associate, Foley and Lardner聽聽 聽
Specialization: Patent prosecution
Hunter Deeley, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney in the national security division's foreign investment review section, which represents DOJ on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Pamela Deese, Partner, Arent Fox LLP聽聽 聽
Specialization: IP Licensing and Advertising
Brian Dudley, Associate, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox聽聽 聽
Specialization: Patent Law (biotech; patent prosecution)
Alexandra El-Bayeh, Trademark Examining Attorney, USPTO聽聽 聽
Specialization: Trademark
Rachel Hertz, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice聽聽
Specialization: National Security Law; International Criminal Law
Ayan Islam, Cybersecurity Strategist, DHS CISA聽聽 聽
Specialization: Cybersecurity
Dana Justus, Counsel, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC聽聽 聽
Specialization: Trademark and Brand Protection
Chitra Kalyanaraman, Partner, Maynard Cooper & Gale聽聽 聽
Specialization: Intellectual Property
Sydney Kestle, Associate, Finnegan Henderson聽聽 聽
Specialization: Patent litigation
Jay Lytle, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC聽聽 聽
Specialization: Patent law
Melissa Maalouf, Shareholder, ZwillGen PLLC
Specialization: Data Protection and Security
Lynne Montgomery, Counsel, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP聽聽 聽
Specialization: Telecommunications, Satellite Regulation, Spectrum Allocation
Scott Richey, Senior Associate, Steptoe & Johnson聽聽 聽
Specialization: Intellectual Property, including Patent and Trade Secret
Ali Sternburg, Senior Policy Counsel, CCIA聽聽 聽
Specialization: Copyright, Intermediary Liability, Internet
Justin Wickersham, Associate Attorney, Law Office of Chun T. Wright, PLLC聽聽 聽
Specialization: Trademarks, Copyright, Privacy, Technology/Emerging Tech Policy