LEWIS T. LE CLAIR
McKool Smith
Dallas, Texas
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Lew LeClair is a shareholder and General Counsel of McKool Smith, P.C., a
litigation firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Lew received degrees in accounting and law from the
University of Texas at Austin. While at UT Law School, Lew served on the Texas Law Review and was awarded
membership in Chancellors and Order of the Coif. After graduation, Lew clerked for the Honorable
Walter Ely, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. During the last 28 years, Lew has
practiced as a commercial and IP litigator and has served as lead trial counsel in more than 25 trials
on both the defense and plaintiff side. He is Board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization.
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JAMES E. MALACKOWSKI
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
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James E. Malackowski is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Tomo, LLC, an
integrated intellectual capital merchant banc providing valuation, asset and risk management, corporate finance
and expert services. Ocean Tomo assists clients – corporations, law firms, governments and institutional
investors – in realizing value from their Intellectual Capital Equity broadly defined. Mr. Malackowski is an
internationally recognized leader in the field of intellectual capital equity management as well as a noted
expert in business valuation and intellectual property strategy. Prior to forming Ocean Tomo, he served
as a finance and investment advisor working with one of the Nation’s oldest investment banks as well as
Chicago’s second largest private equity firm. Mr. Malackowski is a current and prior Director of numerous
corporate entities, both public and private. He is a Trustee for the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a
Director of the International Intellectual Property Institute and a member of the President’s Council for
the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Mr. Malackowski is a Past President of The Licensing Executives
Society and a former Resident Advisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Information Agency on matters
relating to intellectual capital. Mr. Malackowski is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the University of
Notre Dame majoring in accountancy and philosophy. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.
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MIKE MCKOOL JR.
McKool Smith
Dallas, Texas
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Mike McKool Jr. graduated from the University of Notre Dame magna cum laude in 1971 and received his J.D. with honors from the University of
Texas in 1974. He is a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa and the Texas Law Review (1972-74). Mike has represented outside directors in litigation filed
against former directors of Dallas-based bank holding companies. In the public sector, he has been lead counsel for the City of Dallas in the Dallas public housing
discrimination and City Council redistricting cases. Mr. McKool has extensive experience as lead counsel in the trial of complex cases before both judges and juries, including
many that involve intellectual property issues. He has also served as Adjunct Professor of Law at SMU from 1981 to 1986. Mike is Chairman and President of McKool Smith.
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RAYMOND T. NIMMER
Of Counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Leonard Childs Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
Houston
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Raymond T. Nimmer is currently the Leonard Childs Professor of Law at the University of
Houston Law Center. The author of over ten books and numerous articles, the first edition of his book The Law of
Computer Technology received a national book award from the Association of American Publishers in 1985. The third
edition was published in 1997, with the fourth edition due next year. Professor Nimmer is a frequent speaker at programs
in this country and overseas in the areas of intellectual property, business and technology law. Professor Nimmer was the
co-Reporter to the Drafting Committee on Revision of U.C.C. Article 2, including proposals to incorporate software and
other intangibles contracts within the U.C.C. He was the reporter for the Uniform Computer Information Transactions
Act (UCITA). He is a consultant to the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation, and the
Office of the Legal Advisor of the U.S. State Department. In addition to his expertise in technology issues, he is a
recognized expert in areas of business law. He is the author of a four-volume treatise on Commercial Asset-Based Financing
and a Contributing Editor for a leading multi-volume treatise on bankruptcy law. He is admitted to practice in Illinois
and Texas as well as the United States Supreme Court. He was recently elected as a member of the American Law Institute, the
Texas Bar Foundation, and the American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's
Who in Law, and the International Who's Who of Internet Lawyers.
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GALE R. PETERSON
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio
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Gale R. ("Pete") Peterson is department head of the intellectual property law department of the
San Antonio firm of Cox & Smith Incorporated. Mr. Peterson served as an examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office and as a technical advisor to Chief Judge Howard Markey of what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit. Mr. Peterson holds a degree from the University of Nebraska (Electrical Engineering) and received his Masters of
Law Degree (with highest honors) from George Washington University. He is past chairman of the Intellectual Property Law
Section of the State Bar of Texas, and past president of the Society of International Business Fellows. He is a frequent
writer and speaker on intellectual property law topics. He is the editor of Understanding Biotechnology Law: Protection,
Licensing, and Intellectual Property Policies (Marcel Dekker, 1993), author of the Texas Chapter of State Trademark and
Unfair Competition Law, (Clark Boardman), and is currently working on a book entitled Trade Secrets Protection In an
Information Age: Law and Strategy, for publication by Glasser LegalWorks. He serves as an instructor for the Patent
Resource Group, Patent Bar Review course, and the Federal Circuit Current Awareness courses on patent law and inequitable
conduct topics.
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LOUIS T. PIRKEY
Pirkey Barber LLP
Austin, Texas
WILLIAM A. STREFF
Kirkland & Ellis
Chicago, Illinois
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William A. Streff, Jr. is an intellectual property partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland
& Ellis and Chairman of the Firm's Technology Committee. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
and Astronautical Sciences from Northwestern University and graduated Cum Laude from the Northwestern University School of
Law. During engineering and law school he programmed mainframe computers specializing in law related and university related
computer applications. He specializes in intellectual property litigation, transactions and counseling, with an emphasis
on computer-related matters. He represents various corporations and various high tech companies involved in the
acquisition, litigation, development and licensing of computer hardware, firmware, software and systems; semiconductor
processing technology; telecommunications, satellite and cable communications systems; high definition television standards
and related products and services. He is a registered patent attorney, a member of the bar of the Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit, the Court of International Trade and numerous Federal District Courts and Courts of Appeals. He is a
member of the American Bar Association, including sections on litigation, antitrust and intellectual property. He has
been an Adjunct Professor at the Northwestern University School of Law teaching the Intellectual Property Course and has
presented numerous seminars on various aspects of intellectual property, antitrust and computer law and technology to
executives, lawyers and law students. He has written articles for the National Law Journal and for Legal Times on
computer-based evidence and has lectured for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Tokyo Japanese
bar associations on trade secret issues.
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KENNETH M. THOMAS
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
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Ken Thomas is a Legal Counsel at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, where he is responsible for operational
legal guidance for various business units, including TI's remaining defense business. Mr. Thomas counsels his
clients on various legal issues including contracts law, government procurement regulations, advertising law,
anti-trust issues, and intellectual property issues. Prior to joining TI, Mr. Thomas was an associate at
Baker Botts and Gardere Wynne Sewell in Dallas where he practiced patent law and complex litigation. Mr. Thomas
has a undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University, a Juris Doctor from Southern
Methodist University and is licensed patent attorney. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Thomas worked
as an engineer in the military and civilian aerospace industries.
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GREGORY R. VETTER
University of Houston Law Center
Houston, Texas
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Professor Greg Vetter received his B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of Missouri in Electrical Engineering
in 1987. He then worked in software for nine years as a project manager, product manager, and then as director of marketing, which included
a variety of intellectual property and contractual responsibilities. During these years, attending evening courses, Professor Vetter received
his M.S., summa cum laude, in Computer Science from the University of Missouri and his M.B.A., summa cum laude, from Rockhurst University. He
eft full-time employment in 1996 to attend law school. Professor Vetter received his J.D. magna cum laude from Northwestern, serving on the
Northwestern Law Review as associate articles editor. Upon graduation from Northwestern, he practiced at Kilpatrick Stockton's Raleigh, North
Carolina office for two years in the firm's technology law group. During this time he obtained registration to practice before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney. Next, Professor Vetter clerked for one year for the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa on the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. Professor Vetter then joined the University of Houston Law Center faculty
in 2002. His research interests include intellectual property, patents, the role of intellectual property in commercial law, and information technology law.
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JOEL WOLFSON
Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP
Washington, D.C.
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Joel Wolfson is with Blank Rome’s Washington, D.C. office, specializing in transactions, corporate law, and public
policy in financial markets, information law, biotechnology, intellectual property, and computer law. Previously, Mr. Wolfson was Vice President
and Associate General Counsel for The Nasdaq Stock Market’s e-Commerce and Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Wolfson chaired the 1200 member
Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA Committee on the proposed Uniform Computer and Information Transaction Act (UCITA). His recent
publications include a multi-volume treatise on high-technology contract law, and law review articles on: (1) First Amendment protections against
liability for incorrect information; (2) express warranties and published information; (3) the ability of licensing law and copyright law to peacefully
co-exist; and (4) class action suits in bankruptcy court.
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