Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has elected four attorneys as shareholders: Dr. Joshua E. Ney in Ann Arbor; Virginia Wolk Marino in Chicago; and Mark D. Jenkins and Amy H. Fix in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Ney represents clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries in patent litigation and patent prosecution matters and counsels clients on due diligence and freedom-to-operate issues. His litigation experience includes matters in the U.S. district courts as well as inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He represents pharmaceutical clients in matters involving new chemical entities, second medical uses, pharmaceutical formulations, synthetic processes and pharmaceutical polymorphs.
Named an Up and Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in December, Ney earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College.
- Posted January 17, 2019
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Ney elected as shareholder at Brinks Gilson & Lione

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