The IP Strategy Summit: NYC

Erik Milch

Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP

Erik Milch is a partner in the Litigation Department, co-head of the Patent Law practice and a member of the Intellectual Property and Trials group. As a first-chair trial lawyer, Erik brings more than 25 years of experience litigating in key jurisdictions across the U.S., as well as before the International Trade Commission and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Erik litigates complex matters involving medical devices, life sciences instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, electrical and computer technology, and consumer products. He regularly counsels clients in a range of industries in connection with patent procurement, development of patent portfolios, patent licensing, valuation of patent portfolios in business transactions and transactional diligence.

Gregory Penoyer

Director, Global Lead Product Counsel – Tech, IP, and Supply Chain at Simplisafe

Imtiaz Khan

Director, IP Valuation & Advisory Services Lead at Houlihan Lokey

Imtiaz Khan is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory business and leads IP Valuation & Advisory Services. With over 12 years of experience in valuation, modeling, and strategic consulting, he advises clients on assessing, monetizing, and optimizing the value of intangible assets across a broad range of industries and transaction contexts. His expertise spans IP valuation, strategic advisory, licensing structure design, litigation support, data valuation, and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) economics. Imtiaz focuses on helping companies, investors, and rights holders unlock the value of IP and other intangible assets to drive growth, improve financing outcomes, and enhance competitive advantage. Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Imtiaz was a Senior Director in Aon’s IP Solutions practice, leading IP valuations and portfolio monitoring initiatives. He previously advised on valuation and transaction strategies within Aon’s Strategic Advisory and M&A Solutions practices and began his career as a fixed income trader at Ronin Capital in Chicago. Mr. Khan holds a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Lawrence University. He has also been recognized in the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists and IAM 300: Global Leaders for his contributions to the field of IP valuation and strategy.

Jason Sobel

Partner at Brown Rudnick

Jason Sobel is a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark, Copyright & Advertising, and Technology Practice Groups. His practice spans a wide range of areas of intellectual property law, including litigation, transactions, prosecution, and other strategic matters. Jason provides intellectual property and litigation counsel to clients in numerous industries and technological disciplines, including software and internet companies; manufacturing of mechanical and electrical devices and materials; financial services; chemicals; food products and ingredients; medical devices; life sciences; semi-conductors; and consumer products.

Jonathan Caplan

Partner, Head of IP, US at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Intellectual Property pattern and co-chair Jonathan S. Caplan represents clients in patent litigation, counseling and prosecution, as well as in general corporate matters involving the acquisition, sale or licensing of intellectual property rights. Jonathan litigates patent infringement actions in federal district courts across the country, in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in state courts, both representing patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and defending companies against allegations of infringement.

Joseph Drayton

Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP

Joe Drayton is a partner in the Litigation Department, co-head of the Patent law practice and a member of the Intellectual Property and Trials groups. Joe is a first-chair trial lawyer with over two decades of experience representing some of the nation’s most prominent companies in high-stakes intellectual property (IP) and complex commercial litigation. He has successfully handled matters across a broad range of industries before state and federal courts, the International Trade Commission and arbitration tribunals including the American Arbitration Association. Joe’s practice spans all areas of IP law—patent, trade secrets, copyright, trademark, trade dress and false advertising—both domestically and internationally. He also advises clients on IP acquisition, transfer, protection and enforcement strategies.

Katharine Lester Mowery

Director at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

He is also a member of the LGBTQ+ Bar Association and NYIPLA.

Leon Medzhibovsky

Partner at DLA Piper

Lindsay Korotkin

Partner at ArentFox Schiff LLP

Lindsay’s practice focuses on trademark, trade dress, copyright, right of publicity, and art market litigation, prosecution, and transactions. She represents and counsels clients ranging from Fortune 10 companies to individuals and family businesses across a wide array of industries, including: fashion, beauty & retail; art, media, publishing, music & entertainment; food, alcoholic beverage & health; architecture, interior design & real estate; and technology, among others. In the litigation space, Lindsay represents clients in connection with trademark, copyright, and design patent infringement, defamation, breach of contract, and other related claims in federal and state court. She also works closely with foreign counsel to oversee her clients’ foreign disputes and to coordinate claims and defenses when those disputes span around the world. In the prosecution space, Lindsay helps clients obtain trademark and copyright registrations and manages worldwide IP portfolios in an array of fields, including for one of the largest companies in the world. She also provides day-to-day counseling and advice on issues including trademark, copyright, moral rights, and right of publicity protection and enforceability, in addition to performing high-volume global trademark clearances for names, logos, and designs. In the transactional space, Lindsay has extensive experience drafting and negotiating a wide array of agreements across industries. She also advises artists, creative professionals, property owners, and real estate developers on the applicability of and compliance with the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), 17 U.S.C. § 106(a), including in connection with site-specific artwork.

Melissa Klein

Senior IP Counsel at Danone

Melissa Klein is Senior IP Counsel at Danone, a leading food and beverage company, with brands such as Dannon, OIKOS, Silk, International Delight and SToK. Melissa oversees the company’s brand portfolio in North America, including prosecuting trademark applications; enforcement; licensing opportunities and advising the marketing teams on “right time engagement” and media campaigns. Prior to working at Danone, she was IP Counsel at David Yurman.

Michael C. Flynn

Partner/IP at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Nancy Del Pizzo

Partner at Rivkin Radler LLP

Philip Hirschhorn

Partner at Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

Puja Detjen

Partner at Patterson + Sheridan

Richard M. Bemben

Director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Robin Davis

Director at Fortress Investment Group

Romy Horn

General Counsel at Real Chemistry

Shelly Gayner

General Counsel at Mob Entertainment

Shelly is an accomplished attorney and business executive with over 30 years of experience in the gaming, consumer products and entertainment industries. She is currently the General Counsel and Global Head of Licensing for Mob Entertainment, Inc. Prior to Mob, she was General Counsel of Big Fish Games. Shelly began her career in the console gaming industry, holding key roles at Sega of America and the PlayStation division of Sony. Shelly transitioned to mobile gaming as the Vice President of Business Development and Legal at GSN Games. Shelly is well versed in console, mobile, PC and Roblox platforms.