Duane Morris LLP has appointed Philadelphia partner Christiane Schuman Campbell and Atlanta partner Matthew C. Gaudet as vice chairs of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Atlanta partner Louis Norwood (Woody) Jameson will continue in his role as chair of the practice group, a position he has held since 2012.
“As our firm grows and develops, we are seeing increasing need to reinforce our management organization in parallel,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor. “In addition to this being a reflection of our rapid growth, it is also done in the interest of identifying and promoting talent and providing opportunities that recognize such talent. With Woody’s steady hand at the helm, our Intellectual Property Practice Group is optimally positioned to continue its expansion, which will only be accelerated with the appointment of our highly accomplished vice chairs.”
Christiane Schuman Campbell counsels clients on the development, management and protection of their brands. She has worked hand-in-hand with some of the world’s most recognizable brands to develop strategies for brand development, clearance, protection, monetization, expansion and enforcement. Campbell serves as a team lead for the Duane Morris Fashion, Retail and Consumer Branded Products industry group and is a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. The Philadelphia Business Journal recognized Campbell as a “Best of the Bar” honoree in intellectual property litigation in 2022 and 2023. From 2015-2023 The World Trademark Review included Campbell in its list of the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals as one of the top trademark lawyers in prosecution and strategy. Campbell also serves as chair of the firm’s Women’s Impact Network for Success and in 2022 the Philadelphia Business Journal named her a Woman of Distinction for her work in that role.
Campbell is a graduate of Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., M.I.P., 2005) and Bucknell University (B.A., 2001).
Matthew C. Gaudet serves as co-chair of the Patent Litigation Division of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Over the past 25 years, he has defeated dozens of patents through trials, summary judgment rulings and IPRs, and he regularly appears before the Federal Circuit. In just the last two years, he has won trials for Cisco Systems, Verizon and Yahoo!, and he has served as lead counsel for other major technology companies including Microsoft, Comcast, Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Fortinet and SonicWall. He has also collected more than $100 million for patent holders. Gaudet was previously recognized as one of the top five IP lawyers under 40 in the country by Law360. For each of the last three years, he has been listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. Every year since 2009, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business included Gaudet in its listing of leading IP lawyers in Georgia.
Gaudet is a graduate of Duke University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997) and Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993).
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