Knobbe Martens announces its continued commitment to providing the highest quality legal services with the addition of 17 new associates firm-wide.
“Our new associates bring a wide range of academic and professional experience in numerous fields of science and engineering that will serve our clients very well.” said Steven Nataupsky, managing partner of Knobbe Martens. “We are very pleased to welcome them to our team.”
Seven associates join the Orange County office including Noorean Gill, Benjamin Ho, Aaron Johnson, Sean Kim, Lindsay Laddaran, Raj Pai, Ph.D., and Alexander Zeng.
The San Diego office welcomes four new associates including Derek Abeyta, Joel Broussard, Peter Hecker, Ph.D., and Janet Olsen, Ph.D. Four new associates also join the San Francisco office, including Shuchen Gong, Bryan Johnson, David Kellogg, and Forrest McClellen. Chanell Khosrowabadi and Ari Feinstein join the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively.
Members of the firm’s 2017 associate class hold degrees from prestigious law schools across the United States including Columbia University, Cornell Law School, Georgetown, Harvard, University of California – Berkeley, University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Illinois, and University of Virginia. Fifteen of the associates hold bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, six of whom 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 has over 275 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property and technology 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 Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.
