by WILEF | May 19, 2017 | You Go, Girl!
Fish & Richardson has announced that Kia Scipio has joined the firm as diversity and inclusion manager in its Washington, DC, office. The firm said that Scipio, who will report to Fish & Richardson’s chief development officer, will “focus on...
by Jennifer King | Jan 4, 2017 | You Go, Girl!
The intellectual property world was abuzz last month when Merck subsidiary Idenix Pharmaceuticals won a record-setting $2.54 billion patent infringement case against Gilead Sciences Inc. – the largest such patent verdict in U.S. history. The win is that much more...
by Jennifer King | Nov 17, 2016 | You Go, Girl!
For as long as women have practiced law, female lawyers have grappled with whether it’s possible to have both a successful, rewarding career and a family. When women began entering the profession in large numbers in the 1970s, they were often faced with an either-or...
by Ada Oni-Eseleh | Sep 15, 2016 | You Go, Girl!
Advocacy has always been a part of Sidley Austin litigation associate Melissa Colon-Bosolet’s life. She recently told The WILEF Tribune that “being raised as an only child in the Bronx and the first in my family to attend college, the natural advocacy I experienced...
by Ada Oni-Eseleh | Aug 8, 2016 | You Go, Girl!
In a push to expand their offerings to high-net worth individuals and families, Jenner & Block recently brought on board wealth management attorneys Barbara Grayson and Debra Levin to launch and co-chair the firm’s private wealth practice, joined by Anne Brynn,...
by Ada Oni-Eseleh | Jun 23, 2016 | You Go, Girl!
Loeb & Loeb Team Scores Win for Sumner Redstone While the fate of Sumner Redstone’s media empire is still up in the air, his personal life is a bit more settled thanks in part to his legal team at Loeb & Loeb. After just one day of trial in May, a high-profile...