Fish & Richardson Appoints Richard A. Sterba as Office Managing Principal for Washington, D.C. Office
26 June 2024 - 12:03AM
Business Wire
Richard A. Sterba has been named the office managing principal
of Fish & Richardson’s Washington, D.C. office. He succeeds
Lauren Degnan, who is transitioning out of the position to focus on
her new role as co-leader of the firm’s Appellate Group. The
Washington, D.C. office houses more than 80 intellectual property
attorneys and technology specialists.
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"I am delighted Rich is assuming the role of office managing
principal," said John C. Adkisson, president and CEO of Fish. "Rich
has a proven track record of success with clients and in the
courtroom but just as important, he is seen as a thoughtful and
natural leader among his colleagues in Washington D.C. and in the
firm more broadly. I am grateful to Lauren for her leadership over
the last six years, and I know she’ll continue to accomplish great
things in our newly-formalized Appellate Group.”
“I am excited to step into the role of leading our Washington,
D.C. office,” said Sterba. “As the home of the International Trade
Commission, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, D.C. is an
often-visited city and maintaining a vibrant office here furthers
the firm’s goals. The D.C. market affords us the unique opportunity
to host many of our colleagues who come for hearings, trials, and
client meetings. Lauren set a high bar for both leadership and
hospitality, and I look forward to continuing and building upon
those traditions.”
Sterba’s practice focuses on leading complex patent cases in the
ITC and District Courts. He has worked on nearly 50 Section 337
investigations at the ITC, including more than a dozen trials. He
also successfully argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit. With a background in physics and mathematics,
Sterba handles cases spanning a range of technologies, including
mobile phones, telecommunications, semiconductors, and medical
devices.
Sterba is active in several professional organizations and has
served as an Inn president of both the Giles S. Rich American Inn
of Court, the largest and oldest Intellectual Property Inn of Court
in the United States and the Pauline Newman IP American Inn of
Court, which he also helped to found. Beyond his work at Fish,
Sterba is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University
Law School, where he teaches the first law school class in the
country dedicated to Section 337 investigations at the ITC.
About Fish & Richardson
Fish & Richardson is a premier global intellectual property
law firm that the world’s most innovative brands and influential
technology leaders trust with their IP. Our deep bench of attorneys
with first-chair trial experience in every technology makes us the
go-to firm for the most technically complex cases. We have an
established reputation as a top-tier firm for patent portfolio
planning, strategy, and prosecution, as well as post-grant
proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Fish was
established in 1878, and now has more than 400 attorneys and
technology specialists in the U.S., Europe, and China. Our success
is rooted in our creative and inclusive culture, which values the
diversity of people, experiences, and perspectives. For more
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