Knobbe Martens Announces New Associates (2016)

The addition of twenty-four new associates firm-wide demonstrates Knobbe Martens’ continued commitment to provide the highest quality legal services.

“We are thrilled to welcome another group of outstanding associates. Their wide range of diverse experience and science, technology and engineering backgrounds perfectly suits them to assist our clients,” said Steven Nataupsky, managing partner of Knobbe Martens.   

Thirteen associates join the Orange County office including Marc Chatenay-Lapointe, Ph.D., Suhai Guo, Alexander Kappner, David T. Kim, Lesley Kim, Nathan Lee, Josepher Li, John Morales, Vicki Nee, Jacob Rosenbaum, James Smith, Albert Sueiras and Douglas Wentzel.

The San Diego office welcomes seven new associates including Justin Culbertson, Ph.D., Casey Donahoe, Ph.D., Clayton Henson, Daniel Kamkar, Mark Rubinshtein, Ph.D., Thomas Woodland and Rebecca Wright, Ph.D. The San Francisco office welcomes J.B. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. and Ben Liu. Hannah Zhang and David Grant join the Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively.

Members of the firm’s 2016 associate class hold degrees from prestigious law schools across the United States including New York University (NYU), University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia. Twenty-one of the associates hold bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, eleven of which hold advanced degrees including Ph.D.’s and master’s degrees.

About Knobbe Martens

Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP has over 300 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property law, including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. The firm is headquartered in Orange County, California, with offices in San Diego, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.