LAIPLA Committees 2024-2025
Ambassador / In-House Outreach Committee
Plans the Ambassador Program, ensuring there is an LAIPLA contact person at all member firms and companies and increases participation of our Member Firms at our events. Ensures that LAIPLA meets the needs of its in-house members and increases participation of In-House attorneys at our events.
Committee Chairs: Arka Chatterjee, Natera, Inc.
Ajit Narang, Medtronic
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Daniel Latimer, Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Robert Taylor, Ziff Davis, Inc.
Members: Keith Newburry, Newburry Strategic Advisory
Helen Omapas, Harman International
Copyright & Trademark Committee
Plans our Winter and Spring Copyright and Trademark programs.
Committee Chairs: Julianna Simon, GreenbergTraurig LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Nina Boyajian, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Joshua Pollack, Nixon Peabody LLP
Committee Members: Jemuel Gascon, Littler
David Marenberg, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Conrad Trope, Trope Law Group, P.C.
Courthouse Lunch Committee
Plans the yearly courthouse lunch at the Federal Court in a Judge’s courtroom.
Committee Chairs: Katherine McNutt, Morrison Forrester LLP
Joshua Pollack, Nixon Peabody LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Judge Kewalramani, Magistrate Judge, C.D. Cal
Nancy Olson, Olson Stein LLP
Diversity Outreach Committee
Plans our Summer Diversity Fellowship program to increase diversity in the Intellectual Property community.
Committee Chairs: Jennifer So, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Chloe Stepney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nick Fung, Morrison Foerster LLP
Daniel Latimer, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Members: James Abe, Alston & Bird
Hillary Bunsow, Bunsow De Mory LLP
Art Hasan, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP
Paul Lee, KPPB LLP
Ajit Narang, Medtronic
Tony Peluso, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Robert Taylor, Ziff Davis, Inc.
The ways to get involved with LAIPLA are many. Committees run the gamut, from the Ambassador Committee to the Young Lawyers Committee and many in between.
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Judges’ Night Committee
Plans our biggest night of the year, the Judges’ Night Gala.
Committee Chairs: Jack O’Donnell, Jones Day
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nancy Olson, Olson Stein LLP
Judge Kewalramani, Magistrate Judge, C.D. Cal
Adam Kwon, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Member: Joshua Pollack, Nixon Peabody LLP
Law School Outreach Committee
Plans our Law School Road Show events.
Committee Chair: Terry Xiang, USC Law
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Jordan Nafekh, Irell & Manella LLP
Alexander Zeng, Knobbe Martens
Members: Megan Dieffenbach, UCLA Law School
Jonathan Gereige, Pepperdine Law
Steve Smyrski, Smyrski Law Group, A P.C.
Past Presidents Outreach Committee
Ensures LAIPLA maintains a strong relationship with our Past Presidents.
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Erica Van Loon, Nixon Peabody LLP
Patent and Trade Secrets Committee
Plans our Fall and Spring patent and trade secrets programs.
Committee Chairs: Cynthia Hathaway, President, Global Patent Group
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Sarah Cork, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Patrick Maloney, Armond Wilson LLP
Members: Adam Reis, Irwin IP LLP
Small Firm Outreach Committee
Plans our small firm and solo practitioner networking meetings and increases participation of small firm and solo practitioner attorneys at our events.
Committee Chairs: Michael Guiliana, Villamar / Guiliana LLP
Nedeen Nasser, Nasser Legal
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nick Fung, Morrison Forrester LLP
Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Ni LLIP
Members: Relani Belous, Belous Law Corporation
Cynthia Hathaway, President, Global Patent Group
Konrad Trope, Trope Law Group, P.C.
Spring Seminar Committee
Plans our premier event of the year, Spring Seminar.
Committee Chairs: Patrick Maloney, Armond Wilson LLP
Alexander Zeng, Knobbe Martens
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Ni LLIP
Sarah Cork, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Members: Elizabeth Brannen, Stris & Maher LLP
Nick Fung, Morrison Forrester LLP
Sourabh Mishra/Christy Rayburn, Hueston Hennigan LLP
Nancy Olson, Olson Stein LLP
Erica Van Loon, Nixon Peabody LLP
Technology Transactions Committee
Committee Chair: Vince Capati, Nixon Peabody LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Stephen Kelley, Cypress LLP
Sarah Cork, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Committee Member: Oral Caglar, Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP
TechTainment 2024 Committee
Committee Chairs: Nedeen Nasser, Nasser Legal
Mark Treitel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Konrad Trope, Trope Law Group, P.C.
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Stephen Kelley, Cypress LLP
Robert Taylor, Ziff Davis, Inc.
Members: Oral Caglar, Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP
Fabio de Sa Cesnik, Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi and Valerio Law Firm
Sarah Cork, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Mateo Fowler, MZF Law Firm, PLLC
Prof. David Franklyn, McCarthy Institute, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU
Tracy Freed, Freed Law, P.C.,
Tricia Hilbun, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU
Chris Jones, DME Law, LLP
Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Ni LLP
Gary Olsen, B. Riley Financial
Joshua Pollack, Nixon Peabody
Austin Prutch, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU
Prof. Douglas Sylvester, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU
Prof. Tyson Winarski, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU
Timmy Basista, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU Law Student
Hannah Bobroff, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU Law Student
Guston Campbell, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU Law Student
Keyerra Harfield, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU Law Student
Payton Love, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU Law Student
Washington in the West Committee
Plans our Washington in the West program, the premier patent and trademark prosecution program on the West Coast.
Committee Chair: Sepp Zangeneh, Patterson + Sheridan
Mai Lin, East IP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nick Fung, Morrison Forrester LLP
Jordan Nafekh, Irell & Manella LLP
Adam Kwon, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Committee Members: Ashe Puri, Maynard Nexsen
Konrad Trope, Trope Law Group
Galen Yu, Foley Lardner
Raffi Zerounian, Hanson Bridgett
Women in IP Committee
Plans our Fall and Spring Women in IP programs.
Committee Chairs: Elizabeth Brannen, Stris & Maher LLP
April Hua, Nixon Peabody
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nina Boyajian, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Members: Candice Arciaga, The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters
Mai Lin, Simone Intellectual Property Services Asia, Ltd.
Nicole Malick, DTO Law
Kira Davis, Durie Tangri LLP
Danielle Joyner
Jane Kim, Fohas Law
Kiranjit K Dharsan, Seiter Legal Studio
Helen Omapas, Harman International
Young Lawyers Outreach Committee
Plans our Young Lawyers programs and increases participation of Young Lawyer at our events.
Committee Chair: Megan Dieffenbach, Irell & Manella LLP
Ben Shiroma, Knobbe Martens
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Alexander Zeng, Knobbe Martens
Patrick Maloney, Armond Wilson LLP
Members: Connor He-Schaefer, Irell & Manella LLP
David Hulett, Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Digg
Melis Tirhi, Knobbe Martens
If you would like to join an LAIPLA Committee, please email the Board Liaison.
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