Chair
David O. Taylor
Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law
Storey Hall, Room 200
3315 Daniel Avenue
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: 214.768.1685
Email: dotaylor@smu.edu
Treasurer
Justin Cohen
Thompson & Knight
1722 Routh St., Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Past Chairs
1994-1995 Harold E. Meier
1996 Thomas R. Felger
1997 Molly Buck Richard
1998 Herbert J. Hammond
1999 W. Thomas Timmons
2000 Steven W. Smith
2001 Robert M. Chiaviello
2002 Patrick F. McGowan
2003 David L. McCombs
2004 Stanley R. Moore
2005 Elisabeth A. Evert
2006 Michael D. Pegues
2007 Kevin J. Meek
2008 John M. Cone
2009 William R. Cohrs
2010 Randall C. Brown
2011 Max Ciccarelli
2012 Hilda Galvan
2013 Sue Windham
2014 Wei Wei Jeang
2015 Scott Breedlove
2016 Bradley P. Williams
2017 Marc Hubbard
2018 Colin Cahoon
2019 Shannon Bates
2020 Scott Hemingway
2021 Robert H. Johnston, III
Vice Chair
Dyan M. House
Baker & McKenzie LLP
1900 North Pearl Street
Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 214-978-3090
Immediate Past Chair
Robert H. Johnston III
R. Johnson Law, PLLC
1722 Routh St., Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-396-6000
Email: rjohnston@johnstonip.com
New Lawyers Group
Officers:
Pres. - Matthew Cornelia
McGuire Woods
Vice Pres. - David Ashton
Patterson Sheridan
Treas. – Krista Chan
Texas Instruments
Secr. - Bethany Salpietra
Baker Botts
Imm. Past Pres. – Reshaun Finkley
Townsend Lockett
Members:
Jeff Becker, Baker Botts
Tiffany Cooke, Haynes and Boone
Anthony McCain, Dentons
Harrison Rich, Baker Botts
Ozz Siddiq, Lennox International
Daniel Withers, McGuire Woods
CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Secretary
Megan Hoyt
Briefing Attorney
Western District of Texas
501 W. 5th St.
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (214) 923-4144
Email:megan.d.hoyt@gmail.com
Directors
Kirby Drake
Kirby Drake Law
Dwayne Norton
Toyota North America
John Tower
Hitchcock Evert
Matt Acosta
Platt Cheema Richmond
James Gourley
Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
Tim Dyll
AT&T Services, Inc.
Niky Bagley
Cole Schotz, PC
Stephanie Sivinski
Haynes Boone
stephanie.sivinski@haynesboone.com
Marylauren Ilagan
Olaplex, Inc.
Craig C. Carpenter
Baker Hostetler
Webmaster
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email: shemingway@hh-iplaw.com
By Xato (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
Thursday, September 22, 2022
(Noon, Arts Dist. Mansion and Zoom)
CLE Credit: 1.00 hr
“From Start-Up to Scale-Up to IPO—Patent Prosecution and
Portfolio Management for Growth-Oriented High-Tech Companies”
Speaker: Michael K. Henry, Ph.D., Henry Patent Law Firm PLLC
Working with a rapidly growing company presents a unique set of IP challenges, such as helping the client develop a patent portfolio. To do this, procedures and expertise with the patent process are needed inside the company, and outside counsel are often relied upon to provide training, support and strategic advice. In this presentation, the speaker will review his experiences of working with venture-backed tech startups, including experiences with building a patent portfolio that can support a successful acquisition or IPO.