Student and Alumni Spotlights

Elizabeth Janicki is the Copyright and Licensing Counsel at West Academic with a focus on responsibility for transactional IP issues. Additionally, Liz performs work as Corporate Counsel for West Academic as needed to support the organization. Elizabeth has more than 25 years of experience in the legal publishing industry. This includes editorial and licensing roles …

Elizabeth Janicki: Corporate Copyright & Licensing Counsel, West Academic

Jon Harkness is a Senior Acquisitions Editor at West Academic, where he works with authors (primarily law professors) to publish books that are mainly targeted to the law-school market. Jon has been at West Academic since early 2015. Before that, he practiced IP law (mostly patent prosecution) at a small firm after taking a mid-life …

Jon Harkness: Senior Acquisitions Editor, West Academic

Molly Littman represents clients on a wide range of intellectual property enforcement issues, focusing primarily on trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret litigation in state and federal courts across the country, as well as in disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) proceedings. Additionally, Molly …

Molly R. Littman: Associate, Intellectual Property, Gray Plant Mooty

For students considering a career in IP law, Michael Fleming ’92 (WMCL) offers two words of advice: Be pragmatic. “With a few exceptions, there’s no possible way you can go to law school today and really anticipate what you’re going to need to do five or 10 years from now,” he says. He points to …

Michael Fleming, deputy general counsel and technology and operations lawyer, Cray

As a patent litigator in the firm of Robins Kaplan in New York City, Miles Finn ’09 (HUSL) often tries to find ways for clients to avoid litigation when they believe someone is infringing on their patent. “Everybody knows that patent litigation is expensive and time-consuming, so people like to find other ways to help …

Miles Finn, patent litigator, Robins Kaplan