Media Mentions
The news that Kelly K. Burris is co-chair and speaker at the Green Technology Intellectual Property Summit in Chicago on June 27-29 was mentioned in the “People & Achievements” section of AnnArbor.com on May 17, 2012.
Brinks attorneys Jack C. Berenzweig, Henry L. Brinks, Timothy Q. Delaney, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Richard G. Lione, Laura Beth Miller, James P. Naughton, Gary M. Ropski, James R. Sobieraj and Mary M. Squyres were listed in the “Chicago’s Best Lawyers” supplement to the April 27, 2012, issue of the Chicago Tribune. Roy E. Hofer and Jerome Gilson were also recognized as Intellectual Property Lawyers of the Year for 2012.
Kelly K. Burris was quoted by several media outlets on the recent client alert “House Introduces Bill to Limit Design Patent Protection for Automotive Parts,” including Great Lakes IT Report and the Examiner.
Kelly K. Burris is profiled in the Washtenaw County Legal News article “High Flying Lawyer Happy to Go Green” in the January 16, 2012 issue.
Brinks Innovation Competition finalists Aquamost and Lightweight Structures were mentioned in the “Kudos” section of the Insurance News Net website for on Oct. 28, 2011.
The news that Eric J. Sosenko was elected secretary/treasurer and council member for the IP Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan was reported in the “People & Achievements” section of AnnArbor.com on October 6, 2011.
The news that Catacel was the winner of the 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition on Sept. 14, 2011, at Midwest Clean Tech 2011 was mentioned in the following media outlets: 414 Magazin, Construction Equipment, Greenability Magazine, Success Journal, Arkansas Business, Construction Executive, Journal of American Water Works Association, Sustainable Facility, Arkansas Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, Journal of Private Equity, TINC Magazine, BizTimes Milwaukee, The Daily Reporter, Law360, VC Confidential, Buildings Magazine, Domestic Fuel, Water & Wastes Digest, Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee, E&E News, The Madison Times, Water Environment & Technology, The Cap Times, Ecological Restoration, Medill News Service, Water Quality Products, CBA Record, Energy Law Journal, Midwest Contractor, Water Technology, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Enterprise Online, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WBBM, Chicago News Cooperative, Environmental News Network, Mindful Metropolis, WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times, Greentech Media, Natural Resources Journal, The Weekend, Chicago Tribune, Greenwire, NBIA Review, WGN, Clean Wisconsin, Green Energy News, Northwest Arkansas News, WHA, Cleantech, Green Manufacturer, Oil and Gas Investor, Wisconsin State Journal, Climatewire, Green Manufacturing News, Renewable Energy World, WTDY, Columbia Missourian, Green Street Journal, Structural Building Components Magazine
The firm was mentioned as the sponsor of the Brinks Innovation Competition in the article “Madison firm places third in clean-tech competition,” on Sept. 15, 2011, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
James P. Naughton is interviewed in the Crain’s Chicago Business article “Green Scene: Why Green Entrepreneurs Need to Protect their Ideas” on September 15, 2011.
Brinks Innovation Competition entrant Catacel was mentioned in Hola Arkansas on Sept. 7, 2011, for being named one of the five finalists who will present at Midwest Clean Tech 2011 on Sept. 14 in Chicago.
Nineteen Brinks attorneys were selected for the Super Lawyers Business Edition 2011. Joel W. Benson, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Kelly J. Eberspecher, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, Ralph J. Gabric, Jeffery A. Handelman, Jerold A. Jacover, Bradley G. Lane, Laura Beth Miller, Gary M. Ropski, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj and Dominic P. Zanfardino were listed for IP Litigation. Jack C. Berenzweig, Jerome Gilson and Janet A. Pioli were listed in the IP category.
Six Brinks attorneys were recognized in the September 2011 issue of Chicago Lawyer for their service on pro bono boards. Bradley G. Lane and Jerome Gilson (PILI), Ralph J. Gabric (CARPLS), Kelly K. Burris (Angel Flight), Vincent J. Gnoffo (CBF Investing in Justice campaign) and William H. Frankel (LCA) were included on the list.
Brinks Innovation Competition finalist Ecologic Tech was profiled in the article “Ecologic Tech Finalist for Innovation Competition,” in the August 27, 2011, edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Aquamost and Lightweight Structures, two of the finalists in the Brinks Innovation Competition, were mentioned in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article “Start-Up Hopes to Grow Clean-Tech Niche” on Aug. 21, 2011.
The firm is mentioned as a sponsor of the Brinks Innovation Competition in the August 17, 2011, The Columbia Heart Beat article “GREEN TECH 2011: Mizzou professor's firm named innovation prize finalist.” The article focused on Ecologic Tech, one of five finalists for the competition.
The news that five finalists were named for the Brinks Innovation Competition was mentioned in various media, including: PRWeb, LegalPlanet.com, Watertechonline.com, Intelligent Technology Solutions, Digital Journal
Marc V. Richards and Janet A. Pioli were mentioned in the “Firm Life” column in the August 2011 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine for being elected as officers of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC). In the same issue, Danielle C. Cendrowski, Lawrence M. Chen, James M. Oehler and Karina Yuen Wong were mentioned as joining the firm as associates.
Forty-two attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed as Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers in the August 2011 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Brinks attorneys listed include: Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Eric D. Cohen, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Kelly J. Eberspecher, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, John C. Freeman, Ralph J. Gabric, Kent E. Genin, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, Jeffery A. Handelman, Joseph F. Hetz, Roy E. Hofer, Tadashi Horie, Jerold A. Jacover, Harold V. Johnson, Philip A. Jones, Bradley G. Lane, Richard G. Lione, John K. Lucas, Howard S. Michael, Laura Beth Miller, Michael E. Milz, James P. Naughton, John F. Nethery, G. Peter Nichols, Amir N. Penn, John G. Rauch, Marc V. Richards, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz, Gustavo Siller, Jr., Scott J. Slavick, James R. Sobieraj, Mary M. Squyres, Andrew D. Stover and Dominic P. Zanfardino.
