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Credentials & Experience
🎓 Education
The University of Chicago Law School
J.D. (1986)
Princeton University
A.B. (1982)
📋 Bar Admissions
American Bar Association
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Massachusetts Bar Association
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Boston Bar Association
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American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
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💼 Professional Experience
Partner
Goodwin 1988 - Current
Law Clerk to Honorable William H. Rehnquist
U.S. Supreme Court 1987 - 1988
Law Clerk to Honorable James Oakes
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1986 - 1987
🏆 Awards & Recognition
2021 Litigation Star in Massachusetts
Benchmark Litigation
Listed as peer-rated AV-Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
Chambers USA
The World’s Leading Patent Litigators
IAM Patent 1000