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ChIPs Network

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 […]

ChIP Leadership Join for a Virtual Conversation on “Leading in Times of Turmoil”

Last week ChIPs leadership hosted a virtual roundtable with our ChIPs community of women in tech, law and policy. The conversation spotlighted how these women are leading their teams and organizations during this time of turmoil.  As a follow-up to this dialogue, we have included below some of the sage advice and inspiration shared by […]

ChIPs Welcomes Next Generation of Board Members

SAN FRANCISCO (February 19, 2020) — ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in technology, law and policy, welcomed four new board directors last month.  Effective January 1, 2020, Katherine Minarik (General Counsel, Dyson-Americas), Sarita Venkat, (Head of IP Transactions, Apple Inc.), Cyndi Wheeler (Director, Intellectual Property, Slack) and Jennifer Yokoyama (Deputy General Counsel, […]

Noreen Krall Honored by DU’s Sturm College of Law

ChIPs co-founder Noreen Krall was honored by her alma mater, The University of Denver Sturm College of Law, on October 23, 2019. The school held its annual DU Law Stars Dinner on Oct. 23, 2019 recognizing Noreeen, along with Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Colorado Supreme Court William Lucero; and Alexi Freeman, associate professor of […]

Bienvenue à Paris ChIPs! ChIPs Network Inaugural Europe Summit

On June 20, 2019 inspired by the incredible views across Paris, 50 ChIPsters gathered for the ChIPs Inaugural European brainstorming event at Allen & Overy. With representation from France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, the US and the UK, in-house counsel, policy advisors and private practice practitioners connected to share their experiences of […]

Noreen Krall Featured on Law.com’s “Legal Speak” Podcast

Noreen Krall, ChIPs Co-founder and Board Chair,  was recently featured on Law.com’s “Legal Speak” podcast. In this insightful podcast, Noreen shared stories about the people who have helped shape her career and some of the events leading up to the founding of ChIPs. Listen to the “Legal Speak” podcast to see what Noreen had to […]

ChIPs Panel on Cybersecurity Covered in National Law Journal

ChIPs co-founder and board member Noreen Krall appeared on a cybersecurity panel at the 2017 Summit along with FireEye General Counsel Alexa King, United States Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand and Jennifer Morrish of the United Kingdom’s UCHQ. The panel was moderated by Caroline Krass, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the former GC of the CIA. (Photo by Tracey Salazar)

The Rise of Stiletto Networks – Top 5 Women’s Power Circles

Based in: Silicon Valley Co-founders: Anirma Gupta, Deputy General Counsel, Intuit Noreen Krall, Chief Litigation Counsel, Apple Michelle Lee, Director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office Julie Mar-Spinola, VP Legal, Alta Devices Mona Sabet, VP, Business Development, Cadence Design Systems Emily Ward, Deputy General Counsel, Technology and Patents, eBay Mallun Yen, Executive […]