Admitted to bar, Connecticut, 2000; New York, 2001; United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 2002.

Education:
B.E. Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, 1989; M.E. Environmental Engineering, Manhattan College, 1991; J.D. Pace University, 1998.

Law experience:
Served as Deputy Regional Director (North America) for Philips Electronics Optical Licensing Program (based in Tarrytown, NY and Sunnyvale, CA). Created and implemented licensing-out initiatives and negotiated contract terms and conditions to capture multi-million dollar market for Philips’ optical recording patent portfolio. Participated at international executive management meetings; created worldwide licensing strategies to control the illegal importation of unlicensed products (CD-ROM/Audio, CD-R/RW, DVD discs/players). Prosecution and counseling in fields of semiconductor memories, computer software, optical recording, digital signal processing, and mechanical systems.