John A. Lee Returns to McDermott Will & Emery
Joins Recent Hire Yar Chaikovsky in Firm’s Silicon Valley Office
SILICON VALLEY (January 28, 2010) — McDermott Will & Emery LLP is pleased to announce that John A. Lee has rejoined the Firm as a partner in the Silicon Valley office. He rejoins McDermott from Sonnenschein where he previously worked with partner Yar Chaikovsky, who joined McDermott’s Silicon Valley office in December 2009. Mr. Lee concentrates his practice on intellectual property litigation.
“It’s a pleasure to announce that John has returned to McDermott,” commented Sarah Columbia, partner and chair of the Firm’s global Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. “The combined experience that John and Yar bring to McDermott is a major asset to our continually developing intellectual property practice and our ongoing growth in the Silicon Valley region,” she added.
“John has a very impressive patent litigation background and we are excited to have him back on board,” commented Anthony de Alcuaz, partner-in-charge of the Silicon Valley office, member of the Firm’s Management Committee and member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group.
Mr. Lee commented, “The Firm’s robust, internationally ranked IP practice was always a strong draw for me. Yar is an outstanding lawyer and I am delighted to be able to continue to work with him, as well as the talented attorneys across the Firm.”
Mr. Lee was an associate at McDermott from September 2004 until January 2008. Prior to joining McDermott, Mr. Lee served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Faith Ireland of the Washington State Supreme Court.
Mr. Lee received his B.S. and B.A., cum laude, from Seattle University and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Lee was a technical editor of the Santa Clara Law Review and authored an article titled, “Who Has the Ownership Interests in Inventions Resulting From Stem Cell Research and are Such Inventions Patentable?” He received 5th Place recognition in the West Regional of the 2003 Saul Lefkowitz Trademarks Moot Court.
Mr. Lee is admitted to practice in California and Washington State and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Asian Bar Association of Washington and serves as chair of the Advisory Board to the Seattle University Chemistry Department.
McDermott’s Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department includes more than 180 lawyers and patent agents working in the Firm’s offices throughout the world. The group is renowned for its trial and appellate experience, and is ranked as one of the strongest IP litigation firms for both plaintiffs and defendants. The Firm’s practice in procurement and licensing in the patent, trademark and copyright areas is recognized for its depth and breadth. Rounding out its intellectual property, media and technology services, the team provides client counseling and advice regarding trade secret, unfair competition, advertising, entertainment and computer law. Additionally, McDermott’s IP attorneys work closely with the Firm’s transactional and tax lawyers on the intersection of IP and corporate issues.
