Patent Trial Attorney Rudy Kim Joins Sonnenschein in Silicon Valley
May 15, 2007
(Menlo Park, Calif., May 15, 2007)—Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that patent trial attorney Rudy Y. Kim has joined the law firm as a partner in its Patent Litigation Group. He will reside in the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
“Rudy is an excellent patent litigator, and, like the rest of our team, uses his technical background and extensive litigation experience to quickly understand and effectively handle complex patent cases. These attributes translate into success for our clients,” said Alexander J. Hadjis, chair of Sonnenschein’s Patent Litigation Group.
Added Yar R. Chaikovsky, co-managing partner of Sonnenschein’s Silicon Valley office, “Rudy is a talented young patent trial attorney and we are delighted he chose Sonnenschein. He will play an important role in the growth of our patent litigation practice and the Silicon Valley office overall.”
Mr. Kim has represented clients in matters involving a variety of technologies, including computer hardware and software, data storage, digital security, broadband communication, medical devices and biotechnology. He is a registered patent attorney, licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Joining Sonnenschein’s patent litigation practice presents exciting opportunities for me,” stated Mr. Kim. “I look forward to contributing to its rapid expansion in Silicon Valley and across the country.”
Mr. Kim joins Sonnenschein from Irell & Manella LLP. He received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining Irell & Manella, he was a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and served as law clerk to Judge Alan D. Lourie of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1999 to 2001.
Earlier this year, Sonnenschein announced the addition of Yar R. Chaikovsky as partner and former U.S. International Trade Commission Section 337 Administrative Law Judge Delbert R. “Chip” Terrill Jr. as of counsel to its Patent Litigation Group in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., respectively. The practice now numbers over 30 patent trial attorneys, including three former Federal Circuit law clerks and three former trial court law clerks.
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