K&L Gates issued the following announcement on Jan. 17
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has strengthened its data privacy, intellectual property/technology transactions, and cybersecurity practices through the addition of a team of lawyers in its Chicago office. Partners Daniel L. Farris and Christopher L. Hines and associates Joe McClendon and Nicole Poulos join K&L Gates from Fox Rothschild LLP.
Farris advises technology and telecommunications companies, healthcare providers, financial institutions, retailers, professional services companies, and manufacturing clients on a variety of technology, privacy, data security, and infrastructure matters. As a former software engineer and network administrator, Farris brings valuable experience involving a wide range of technology matters, including data center and fiber optic networking, cloud computing, mobile app development, information governance, IoT, blockchain, augmented and virtual reality, AI and machine learning, autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, and international privacy and data security. Farris also advises on traditional intellectual property matters such as patent protection and enforcement, licensing, trademark prosecution, digital rights management, brand extension, and mergers and acquisitions.
Formerly a computer programmer, Hines focuses his practice on a range of intellectual property matters related to patents and trademarks, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the software, networking, telecommunications, and databases industries, among others. He also has experience litigating on patentability, validity, and infringement disputes, as well as working with new businesses on early growth intellectual property concerns.
“We are excited to add these four tech lawyers to K&L Gates’ global platform,” said Michael E. Martinez, managing partner of K&L Gates’ Chicago office. “With cyber risk and privacy continuing to be a focus of companies around the world, this team’s diverse experience will greatly enhance the firm’s ability to serve our clients in those, as well as in broader IP and technology, areas.”
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