OCTOBER 2012
Russ August & Kabat expands its intellectual property department with addition of four attorneys: Daniel P. Hipskind, Jeffrey Z.Y. Liao, Jacob R. Buczko and Shani M. Tutt.
Russ August & Kabat is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Hipskind, Jeffrey Z.Y. Liao, Jacob R. Buczko and Shani M. Tutt have joined the firm’s litigation and intellectual property departments.
Mr. Hipskind’s practice focuses on patent litigation, with extensive experience litigating patent infringement claims and patent licensing disputes in various industries, including internet technology, biotechnology, banking technology, computer networking, and electrical circuitry. He also has experience analyzing complex intellectual property transactions. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Hipskind was an associate at Irell & Manella LLP from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Hipskind earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated cum laude. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Mr. Liao’s practice focuses on patent litigation, with extensive experience in Hatch-Waxman/ANDA pharmaceutical patent litigation. In addition to litigation matters, he has substantial experience in advising on the intellectual property aspects of corporate and bankruptcy-related transactions and conducting related due diligence, and in negotiating licensing and other agreements related to intellectual property. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Liao was a lawyer in the New York offices of Morgan & Finnegan LLP, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, and King & Spalding LLP. Mr. Liao earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with general and departmental honors, from Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Buczko’s practice focuses on patent litigation and he has represented clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical and electronics industries. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, he was an associate at Kaye Scholer LLP & Kirkland & Ellis, where he practiced intellectual property and real estate litigation. Mr Buczko is a graduate of Columbia Law School where he served as Articles Editor of the Columbia Science & Technology Law Review. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology/Molecular Genetics from the University of Maryland in College Park.
Ms. Tutt’s practice focuses on patent litigation. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, she clerked for the Honorable Kenneth L. Ryskamp, Senior District Judge in the Southern District of Florida, and was a lawyer at Cohen & Lord, P.C.. Ms. Tutt graduated summa cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law and is a member of the honor society Order of the Coif. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was a President’s Scholar and graduated with highest honors.