Chapter Leadership Team
Michele Connors
Chapter Co-Chair
Michele Connors
Chapter Co-Chair
Senior Assistant General Counsel, Cirrus Logic
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Tracey Davies
Chapter Co-Chair
Tracey Davies
Chapter Co-Chair
Chief Strategy and Intellectual Property Officer, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
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Betty Yang
Chapter Co-Chair
Betty Yang
Chapter Co-Chair
Of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
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Natalie Alfaro Gonzales
Chapter Leader, Global Summit Committee
Natalie Alfaro Gonzales
Chapter Leader, Global Summit Committee
Partner, Yetter Coleman LLP
LinkedIn Profile. Opens in a new tab.Natalie Alfaro Gonzales, Partner at Yetter Coleman LLP, is a skilled trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex intellectual property disputes. She has extensive experience litigating patent, trade secret, and other IP cases in federal district courts across the country and handling adversarial proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Natalie’s courtroom success is enhanced by both her ability to connect with witnesses, judges, and juries, and the ease with which she simplifies complex technologies into clear, compelling narratives. As a registered patent attorney with an engineering background, Natalie offers comprehensive IP counsel beyond litigation, including pre-suit investigations, licensing arrangements, and IP agreements.
Natalie has been recognized by Chambers USA and Thomson Reuters for her excellence in intellectual property litigation. Before joining Yetter Coleman, she was a partner at Baker Botts, where she co-led its Energy Tech sector. Following law school, Natalie clerked for Chief Judge Leonard E. Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Natalie is also active in professional and community organizations. She is the immediate past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston, a member of the Texas Minority Counsel Program’s Steering Committee, a Trustee for the Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law, and a leader within ChIPs—a global community of women in tech, law, and policy. Natalie is a frequent speaker at legal seminars and for many years, taught “Procedure of Patent Litigation” at the University of Houston Law Center.
Sheila Kadura
Chapter Leader
Sheila Kadura
Chapter Leader
Assistant General Counsel, The University of Texas System
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Hope Shimabuku
Chapter Leader
Hope Shimabuku
Chapter Leader
Director of the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office
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