LAIPLA Committees 2022-2023
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: Ajit Narang, Medtronic
Robert Taylor, Ziff Davis, Inc.
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Gary Olsen, B. Riley
Jennifer So, Honda
Member: Arka Chatterjee, Natera, Inc.
Copyright & Trademark Committee
Plans our Winter and Spring Copyright and Trademark programs.
Committee Chair: Tracy Rane, Ballard Spahr, LLP
Joshua Pollack, Nixon Peabody LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Erica Van Loon, Nixon Peabody
Committee Members: Nina Boyajian, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jeonghye “Jane” Kim, Fohas Law
Victor King, Cal State LA
Jemuel Gascon, Littler
Courthouse Lunch Committee
Plans the yearly courthouse lunch at the Federal Court in a Judge’s courtroom.
Committee Chair: Nancy Olson, Clerk, United States District Court for the Central District of California
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Hans Mayer, Knobbe Martens
Committee Member: Candice Arciaga, The Sullivan Group of Court Reporters
Diversity Outreach Committee
Plans our Summer Diversity Fellowship program to increase diversity in the Intellectual Property community.
Committee Chairs: Christopher Jackson, Warner Bros. Discovery
Daniel Latimer, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Nick Fung, Morrison Foerster LLP
Jennifer So, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Members: James Abe, Alston & Bird
Paul Lee, KPPB LLP
Ajit Narang, Medtronic
Tony Peluso, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Chloe Stepney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 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 Chair: Adam Kwon, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Liz Brannen, Stris Maher LLP
Member: Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Firm
Ted Kang, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Nancy Olson, Patent Program Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Law School Outreach Committee
Plans our Law School Road Show events.
Committee Chairs: Arka Chatterjee, Natera
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Jacob Zodieru, Arent Fox
Mentorship Committee
Organizes our mentorship program for law students.
Committee Chair: Steve Smyrski
LAIPLA Board Liason: Jacob Zodieru, Arent Fox
Past Presidents Outreach Committee
Ensures LAIPLA maintains a strong relationship with our Past Presidents.
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Ashe Puri, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Patent and Trade Secrets Committee
Plans our Fall and Spring patent and trade secrets programs.
Committee Chairs: Vinny Ling, Munger Tolles & Olson
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Hans Mayer, Knobbe Martens
Sarah Cork
Members: Ben Shiroma, Knobbe Martens
Alex Zeng, Knobbe Martens
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 Chair: Konrad Trope, Trope Law Group, P.C.
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Amy A. Breyer, Breyer Andrew LLP
Steve Smyrski, Smyrski Law Group
Members: Danielle Joyner
Nedeen Nasser, Nasser Legal
Paul Novack, Orbit IP
Alexander Schlee, Schlee IP
Sponsorship Committee
Coordinates sponsorship for our events.
Committee Chair: Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Firm
LAIPLA Board Liaison: TechTainment– Dave Randall, Orbit IP
Washington in the West— James Abe, Alston & Bird LLP
Amy A. Breyer, Breyer Andrew LLP
Judges’ Night – Erica Van Loon, Nixon Peabody
Spring Seminar – Ashe Puri, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Spring Seminar Committee
Plans our premier event of the year, Spring Seminar.
Committee Chair: Stephen Kelley, Cypress LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Sarah Cork
Gary Olsen, B. Riley
Members: Nick Fung, Morrison Foerster
Technology Transactions Committee
Plans our Fall and Spring technology transactions programs.
Committee Co-Chairs: Carson Zheng, Goodwin
Adam Kwon, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaison: Xinlin Morrow, Morrow Firm
TechTainment Committee
Plans our Technology + Entertainment conference in conjunction with Loyola Law School.
Committee Chairs: Andrew Choung, Nixon Peabody LLP
Mark Treitel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Prof. Julie Shapiro, Professor, Loyola Law School
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Stephen Kelley, Cypress LLP
Gary Olsen, B. Riley
Members: Amal Ahmed, Loyola Law School
Oral Caglar, Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP
Fabio de Sa Cesnik, Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi and Valerio Law Firm
Kaitlin Chandler
Mark Chemausek, Loyola Law School
Sheri Flynn, Coleman & Horowitt, LLP
Tracy Freed, Freed Law, P.C.
Roya Rahmanpour, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dave Randall, Orbit IP
Merin Saleem, Loyola Law School
Pascal Schlee, Schlee IP/Loyola Law School
Robert Taylor, Ziff Davis, Inc.
Konrad Trope, Trope Law Grope, P.C.
Mason Ye, Loyola Law School
Washington in the West Committee
Plans our Washington in the West program, the premier patent and trademark prosecution program on the West Coast.
Committee Chairs: Sepp Zangeneh, Patterson + Sheridan
Sui Duong, Pure Storage
LAIPLA Board Liaisons:
Xinlin Morrow, The Morrow Firm
Hans Meyer, Knobbe Martens
Nicholas Fung, Morrison Foerster
Committee Members:
David Ashton, Patterson + Sheridan
Nina Boyajian, Greenberg Traurig
Women in IP Committee
Plans our Fall and Spring Women in IP programs.
Committee Chair: Sarah Rahimi, Stris & Maher LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Helen Omapas, HARMAN International
Natasha Daughtrey, Goodwin Procter
Young Lawyers Outreach Committee
Plans our Young Lawyers programs and increases participation of Young Lawyer at our events.
Committee Chair: Connor He-Schaefer, Irell & Manella LLP
LAIPLA Board Liaisons: Jordan Nafekh, Irell & Manella LLP
Members: Daniel Dubin, Alston & Bird LLP
Daniel Kadin, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP
Jake O’Neal, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP
If you would like to join an LAIPLA Committee, please email the Board Liaison.
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