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Webinar: Demystifying Attorneys’ Fee Awards in IP and Contract Cases: What Every In-House Counsel Needs to Know
May 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1 Hour MCLE
As in-house counsel, navigating the complexities of intellectual property (IP) and complex commercial litigation is an integral part of your role – especially when it comes to managing the financial aspects of these cases. Transactional attorneys must also consider attorneys fees and indemnification provisions when negotiating contracts. One of the most complex and often misunderstood areas of IP and contract law is the awarding of attorneys’ fees. The potential for shifting fees in contract, patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright disputes can have significant financial and strategic implications for your company.
The program will explore:
- Understanding when and how attorneys’ fees can be awarded in IP and contract litigation, including the key legal standards and factors that courts consider.
- Strategic implications of attorneys’ fee awards, and how they can influence the course of litigation and settlement negotiations.
- Best practices for managing the risk of fee-shifting in your company’s IP and commercial disputes.
Whether you are managing ongoing litigation, considering settlement options, considering bringing a legal action, transactional attorney or simply looking to expand your knowledge of IP and commercial litigation strategy, this session will equip you with the tools and understanding you need to make informed decisions when litigating and/or negotiating.
Non-Member Price: $75.00
Member Price $55.00
Rachael Chan
Rachael C. Chan concentrates her practice on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation matters. She has represented some of the nation’s largest businesses in the software, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, video game, biotechnology, aerospace, food, financial services, and retail industries. Rachael has experience representing clients in patent, trademark, trade secret, antitrust, and complex commercial litigation in federal and state court, at the ITC, and in arbitrations before FINRA, JAMS, and the AAA. She has handled all aspects of civil litigation, including dispositive motion practice, fact discovery, expert discovery, dispute resolution, trial, and the appeals process.
Karineh Khachatourian
Karineh Khachatourian is a first chair IP and complex commercial litigator and strategist. She is the co-founder of KXT Law, LLP and currently serves as Managing Partner. She represents clients in the semiconductor, information technology, social media, video gaming, and enterprise cloud computing spaces before federal and state courts across the country as well as the USPTO.
Sanjesh Prabha Sharma (moderator)
Sanjesh Sharma is Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, where she supports all aspects of intellectual property matters for the business’s laser refractive and cataract surgery product lines. She manages global patent portfolios, due diligence for acquisitions and transactions, freedom to operate clearances for product development, as well as any litigation and related inter partes proceedings in the U.S. and opposition/nullity actions in Europe. Sanjesh is the current Chair of the IP Law Section and the Patent Interest Group.
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