Greenberg Traurig Grows Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, Adds Shareholder Dr. Weisun Rao in Chicago
CHICAGO (PRWEB) July 30, 2013 -- Dr. Weisun Rao has joined the Chicago office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology practice. He will also spend considerable time in the firm’s Shanghai office.
Dr. Rao will continue to focus his practice on intellectual property law and business law. He is experienced in developing IP strategies and building and managing IP portfolios for legal and business opportunities in the United States, China and elsewhere in the world. Dr. Rao also advises clients on monetizing and enforcing their IP rights throughout the world. Additionally, he counsels clients on IP and business issues in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutraceutical, medical device, advanced material and mechanical industries. He is particularly familiar the emerging pharmaceutical R&D and medical device industries in China, and regularly works with many of the key players.
In addition to his active IP practice, Dr. Rao is also particularly experienced in advising non-Chinese clients on legal regulations and business practices in China and advising Chinese businesses interested in entering or expanding in the U.S. market.
“We are pleased to welcome Weisun to the firm,” said John F. Gibbons, co-managing shareholder of the Chicago office. “With his addition, we continue to enhance the services we offer to our clients in the Intellectual Property & Technology practice and are confident that he will make meaningful contributions in Chicago, Shanghai and firmwide.”
Dr. Rao earned his B.Sc. from Jilin University, his Ph.D. from The University of Akron, and his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
With more than 200 intellectual property attorneys and agents, Greenberg Traurig provides full-service patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark and Information Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®, 2013 “Best Law Firms Rankings” in November 2012. The firm was also named a “National Tier 2” Law Firm for Copyright Law, Patent Litigation and Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®, 2013 “Best Law Firms Rankings” in November 2012.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 10 on The National Law Journal’s 2012 NLJ 250. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com.
Beth McCarron, Greenberg Traurig, + 1 312 476 5012, [email protected]
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