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![Lukas Pfannenstiel](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-12/Pfannenstiel_Lukas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e88f149d&itok=yJM01ixB)
Lukas Pfannenstiel draws on his scientific background to assist clients in protecting their intellectual property. Lukas has a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a bachelor's degree in cell biology from University of Kansas, and practical...
![Joel Plainfield Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Plainfield_Joel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=77fm0Xng)
Joel's practice often places him in the role of "outside general counsel" to clients, working closely with and advising company executives, boards, and members to successfully close transactional matters and manage corporate governance matters. Joel's experience includes negotiating, drafting and...
![Emily K. Kelsay Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kelsay_Emily_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=_w4S4bfu)
Emily Kelsay Strine is a member of the Transactional Department in the firm's Baltimore office. She maintains a general corporate practice and assists with a variety of deals. She has experience with matters involving commercial contracts, director and officer fiduciary duties and shareholder...
![John J. Heurich Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Heurich_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=rxnDknxu)
John Heurich advises companies on a wide range of deals and corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business formation and restructuring, and corporate governance. He also has experience with private equity and securities offerings, IP licensing, commercial...
![Richard Hayden Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Hayden_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=18uQ_qEl)
Richard Hayden helps clients involved in major development projects navigate the complex legal landscape they face in securing government approvals. A sampling of the marquee projects he has worked on include repurposing a major urban retail mall stretching over four blocks, state and local...
![Benjamin A. Nadell](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Nadell_Benjamin_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=KboejZW3)
Benjamin Nadell is a real estate and land use attorney who advises clients, particularly in New Jersey, on legal matters starting with the preparation of their site plan application, through the public approval process, and to coordinating resolution compliance and securing construction permits. Ben...
![Daniel P. Rowley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Rowley_Daniel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=YvjjVx87)
Daniel Rowley is a zoning and land use attorney who advises clients on strategies for navigating the government review process for their development projects. He works with developers, home builders, landowners, and institutions seeking approvals from federal, state, and municipal agencies and...
![Jennifer M. Oprosko](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Oprosko_Jennifer_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=q0BLshEF)
Jenni Oprosko assists companies with contractual matters, particularly those involving intellectual property and technology. Her experience includes reviewing and drafting intellectual property licensing agreements, master services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and software-as-a-service...
![Vanessa Schoenthaler](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Schoenthaler_Vanessa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=3UL4ioah)
Vanessa Schoenthaler's practice focuses on corporate, securities and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on securities transactions, disclosure obligations, corporate governance, investment management and regulatory compliance. Vanessa's corporate finance experience ranges from advising...
![Yogini Bhavsar Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Bhavsar-Jog_Yogini_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=9Bjuqogh)
Yogini Bhavsar-Jog (Ph.D.) focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents in the areas including biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, biologics, nanotechnology, physics, chemical engineering and medical devices. In addition to the United States, Yogini is involved in managing prosecution...
![Brian R. Landry](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Landry_Brian_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=iuGFD0rp)
Brian Landry draws on a broad base of intellectual property experience involving patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights and technical expertise to help clients identify, protect, and enforce their intellectual property. Brian has significant experience in the medical devices field as well as...
![Valerie L. O'Shea Murray](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/OShea-Murray_Valerie_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e88f149d&itok=l_Ik4gez)
Valerie O'Shea Murray, Ph.D., is a registered patent agent who prepares and prosecutes patent applications in a broad spectrum of technology areas, including biotechnology, immunology, chemistry, and life sciences. Valerie's intellectual property experience includes work for a variety of clients...
![Melissa Cruz Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Cruz_Melissa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=CaA5aXYT)
Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...
![Sally L. Church](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Church_Sarah_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=yuBmL3QZ)
Sarah "Sally" Church brings to her clients 25 years of experience in working on a wide spectrum of employee benefits and executive compensation matters. Immediately prior to joining Saul Ewing, Sally was a Partner at Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP where she served as Practice Group Leader for the...
![Richard B. Carroll Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Carroll_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=LCeVLurH)
Rick Carroll advises domestic companies and international clients with business interests in the United States on a variety of transactions and corporate governance matters, including mergers, and acquisitions, stock purchases, asset sales, conversions and domestications, and dissolutions. In...
![Michael S. Burg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Burg_Michael_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=Lut-zsc0)
Michael Burg represents developers, landlords and tenants in real estate matters, including the development approval process, financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and tax planning. His practice has included the purchase of a 350-acre research and office campus and land...
![Domingos Silva](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-05/Silva_Domingos_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=-pEVCqmH)
Domingos Silva is co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, diagnostics, biochemistry, and materials science areas. Domingos has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Princeton University and conducted his post...
![Javier J. Rodriguez](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Rodriguez_Javier_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=pVW2rUZT)
Javier Rodriguez is a trial lawyer who handles commercial disputes and cases involving creditor's rights, real estate, employment issues and professional liability. He also handles admiralty and tort cases and has experience with cases involving cloud-based technologies. Over the course of his 30...
![Dan R. Skowronski](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Skowronski_Dan_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=1DLtXc36)
Dan Skowronski joined Saul Ewing in 2008 after having provided legal services to a national energy company and its affiliates in various in-house capacities between 1986 and 2008, as well as holding various executive leadership positions with that family of companies. Dan has broad experience in...
Intellectual property is often a company’s strongest asset, one that can be protected and leveraged to gain a competitive advantage. It is critical for companies of all sizes to effectively protect and enforce their intellectual property. Saul Ewing’s team of attorneys and patent agents with diverse...