Ten Dunlap Codding Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022—Three Named Lawyers of the Year. Four Lawyers Selected as Ones to Watch.
Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce that Marc A. Brockhaus, Emily E. Campbell, Nicholas D. Rouse, Jordan A. Sigale, Douglas J. Sorocco, Evan W. Talley have been selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022, the oldest and most respected peer–review publication in the legal profession. Firm managing shareholder Nick Rouse said, “We are happy to be listed alongside our distinguished competitor colleagues. Our goal is always to strive to help our clients create and protect robust and strategic intellectual property portfolios, and we are pleased to be recognized for our achievements.”
The following were selected as 2022 Oklahoma City Lawyers of the Year:
- Marc A. Brockhaus—Trademark Law
- Emily E. Campbell—Copyright Law
- Nicholas D. Rouse—Patent Law.
Dunlap Codding attorneys were recognized in seven intellectual property-related areas of law: Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark Law.
Marc A. Brockhaus was recognized for five areas: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law and Trade Secrets Laws. Marc leads Dunlap Codding’s Electrical Engineering & Systems group. His practice includes all areas of intellectual property, including technology, computer, and patent law, and extends to counseling, transactions, litigation, and prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mark is ranked in the top band of Oklahoma’s intellectual property practitioners by the highly regarded Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is also listed in Super Lawyers 2021 – Oklahoma. Marc has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and received his J.D. and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1997, where he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1993.
Emily E. Campbell was recognized for Copyright Law and Trademark Law. Emily provides strategic counsel to clients on trademarks, copyrights, Internet law, and licensing. She is ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property Law. Attorney peers also selected her for inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition (2013-2017). Emily serves on the University of Oklahoma’s College of Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Advisory Board. She received her J.D. from the Oklahoma City University School of Law and received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
The publication recognized Nicholas D. Rouse for Patent Law, Technology Law, and Trademark Law. Nick has served as Dunlap Codding’s managing shareholder since 2007 while continuing an active practice. In its inaugural coverage of intellectual property law in Oklahoma, the highly regarded Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked Nick in the top band of leading practitioners, and he continues to be ranked in the top band. He is also listed in Super Lawyers 2021 – Oklahoma. Nick provides a broad range of intellectual property counseling to clients ranging from individual inventors to large multinational manufacturing companies. Nick graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1987 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1990.
Jordan A. Sigale was recognized for Litigation – Intellectual Property. He is also listed in Super Lawyers 2021 – Illinois. Jordan chairs the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and focuses on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His work extends to client counseling on issues of corporate and strategic planning involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. He is extensively involved in patent prosecution for a variety of clients with specific focus on the interface between computers and end-users in an array of situations and transactions. Jordan received his B.S. from the University of Illinois College of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1989and received his J.D. from the same institution’s College of Law, magna cum laude, in 1992.
Douglas J. Sorocco was recognizedfor Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law and Technology Law. Doug practices in the areas of intellectual property, technology, licensing, life sciences and patent law and is involved in counseling and transactional work involving all aspects of intellectual property, including acquisition and commercialization of intellectual property, portfolio management, licensing and transactional matters. He is ranked in the top band of Oklahoma’s top intellectual property practitioners by the highly regarded Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is also listed in Super Lawyers 2021 – Oklahoma. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Oklahoma City University School of Law and in the Physiology Department at the University of Oklahoma’s Health Sciences Center. Doug received his J.D. from the University of Dayton and his B.S. in Chemistry from Butler University.
Evan W. Talley was recognized for Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Trademark Law. Evan’s practice focuses on disputes concerning intellectual property rights (patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secrets, rights of publicity, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices) and ranges from pre-litigation dispute resolution through trial and appeal. Evan was selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition 2019 – 2021. He received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, with Distinction, and was an editor of the American Indian Law Review during law school. Evan received his B.B.A. with Distinction from the University of Oklahoma College of Business.
This year, for the second time, Best Lawyers selected lawyers with 10 or fewer years in practice as Ones to Watch, honoring four Dunlap Codding attorneys with that distinction.
Alyssa N. Grooms was selected for the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Life Science Practice, and Patent Law. Alyssa’s practice focuses on advising clients on a variety of intellectual property issues. She has represented clients in intellectual property matters involving a wide range of technologies and industries, including chemicals, biotechnology, materials science, engineering, oil and gas, and medical arts. Her experience includes patent and trademark prosecution; licensing; due diligence; patent litigation; and opinion preparation, including freedom-to-operate, infringement, and invalidity opinions. Alyssa received her J.D. degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Elizabeth E. Isaac was selected for Intellectual Property Law. Elizabeth Isaac helps businesses, innovators, entrepreneurs, and artists assess and protect their inventions, brands, designs, and creative works to leverage their intellectual property portfolios and enhance their business options. She counsels clients regarding a breadth of intellectual property with an emphasis on creatively and strategically identifying holistic and dynamic ways to improve the value of various creative and technological assets. Elizabeth was selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition 2018 – 2021. She received her J.D., summa cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law, and received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Austin College.
Jeremy McKinney was selected for Intellectual Property Law. His practice involves patent drafting and prosecution, licensing, prior art searches, and patentability analysis. Jeremy’s areas of technical focus are electrical, mechanical, and software. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law and his B.S. in Health Science, cum laude, from Trident University International in 2011.
Ann M. Robl was selected for Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law. Ann’s work on behalf of clients includes patent preparation, patent prosecution, patent post-grant proceedings, patentability analyses, prior art searching, opinion preparation, licensing, intellectual property agreement preparation and analysis, trademark protection, and intellectual property strategy and portfolio management. Ann’s areas of technical experience include mechanical devices and systems, optics, software-based and computer-based systems, optics, and data transmission and networks. She was selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition 2021. Ann received her J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, from Villanova University.
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