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Schiff Hardin LLP's Sailesh K. Patel Appointed to the Board of Managers of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

May 14, 2008

 
   Sailesh K. Patel
Sailesh K. Patel, a partner in Schiff Hardin's Intellectual Property Group, was appointed to the Board of Managers of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC). Mr. Patel will serve a two-year term and was appointed to the board at the IPLAC Annual Meeting on May 13 at the University Club in Chicago.

About Sailesh K. Patel
Mr. Patel focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis in pharmaceutical and chemical patent litigation. He has significant experience representing pharmaceutical companies in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation. With a background in chemical engineering, Mr. Patel prepares and prosecutes patent applications. Mr. Patel is also a current Board member and Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the North American South Asian Bar Association. He is the immediate past President of the Indian-American Bar Association of Chicago and is on Schiff Hardin’s diversity committee.

 
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