Chips Names Nina Totenberg to the Hall Of Fame
ChIPs is delighted to announce our 2021 Hall of Fame honoree, Nina Totenberg. Ms. Totenberg is NPR’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent and began her journalism career at a time when women were a rarity in the newsroom. Ms. Totenberg’s coverage of the Supreme Court and legal affairs has won her widespread recognition. As a child, […]
Change is in the Air for Spring – ChIPs Board Leadership Updates
In March 2021, ChIPs Board Chair and Co-founder Noreen Krall, Chief Litigation Officer at Apple, moved to Board Director Emeritus status, and the ChIPs Board of Directors unanimously elected Board Member Katherine Minarik, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Coinbase, into the role of Board Chair. For more than a decade, Noreen Krall has […]
ChIPs Names Ursula Burns to the Hall of Fame
We’re delighted to announce our 2020 Hall of Fame honoree – barrier breaking business executive, CEO and corporate board director Ursula Burns. Ms. Burns, who has extensive international experience of large companies confronting technology change of their industries, is the Retired Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation, Senior Advisor at Teneo Ltd and Retired Chairman […]
Victoria Espinel Joins ChIPs Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO (October 15, 2020) ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in technology, law and policy, proudly welcomes longtime supporter, Victoria Espinel, to its Board of Directors. Ms. Espinel is a highly respected authority on the intersection of technology innovation, global markets, and public policy. She currently serves as President and CEO at BSA […]
More than 100 ChIPsters Named Top Patent Professionals
Congratulations to the many ChIPsters who made IAM Media’s list of Top Patent Professionals. We’re incredibly proud that there are over 100 ChIPs members on this list! The IAM Patent 1000 is commonly regarded as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking to identify world-class, private practice patent expertise and leading expert witnesses in the […]
The Summer of ChIPs: Our Lineup of Student Programming
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of summer programming for ChIPs Student members. Summer is an important time for students to build their professional skills and network. Typically this starts with their summer programs, but this year, due to COVID-19, summer programs have gone remote, been shortened, or even canceled. This leaves students at a […]
Our Pro Bono Opportunity Portal: A Partnership with Paladin
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Paladin, an organization dedicated to increasing access to justice by helping legal teams run more efficient pro bono programs. Through the nationwide disaster relief pro bono portal developed jointly with the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services Program (DLS) and Paladin, the partnership will help ChIPs’ 3,500 […]
Virtual Event Recap: Building Trust and Rapport in a Virtual Medium with Cara Hale Alter
On May 1st, we hosted the webinar “Building Trust and Rapport in a Virtual Medium with Cara Hale Alter.” Cara is the Founder and President of SpeechSkills and author of “The Credibility Code”. Cara shared her insights on the advantages and disadvantages of virtual communication and her advice on how to use virtual communication to […]
Marie Weisfeiler Awarded 2020 Rachel Krevans Scholarship
Congratulations to Marie Weisfeiler, of Columbia Law School, recipient of our 2020 Rachel Krevans Scholarship! Growing up, Marie’s family instilled in her the importance of diverse ideas and perspectives. Having fled their native land under the threat of tyranny and persecution and being welcomed into the United States as refugees, her family understood how rare […]
Embracing Change and Uncertainty: a Conversation
On April 3, 2020, Laetitia Benard in Paris and I in London welcomed ChIPsters across Europe (and the US) for a virtual event on change and uncertainty. Joined by ChIPs Board Members Jennifer Yokoyama (Deputy GC of IP Group and Chief IP Counsel at Microsoft), Sarita Venkat (Head of Global IP Transactions at Apple) and […]