Five ways IP firms furthered diversity and inclusion last year

Patrick Wingrove

January 18, 2021

Clockwise from top left: Jade Laye at Haynes and Boone, Karina Calliste at Fish & Richardson, Mareesa Frederick at Finnegan, Eldora Ellison at Sterne Kessler, Mark Whitaker at Morrison & Foerster

Lawyers at Finnegan, Sterne Kessler, Haynes and Boone, Morrison & Foerster and Fish & Richardson reveal what they did through 2020 to improve D&I in their firms

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Patrick Wingrove

Deputy managing editor Managing IP

Patrick assists with editorial agenda management, and regularly reports on patent-related issues, including FRAND, supplementary protection certificates and patent eligibility, as well as trade secrets. He also chairs industry events and produces conference newspapers.

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