Thomas Hedemann is IP Counsel in Axinn’s Hartford office. He litigates intellectual property matters in district court and before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board across a number of technologies. Thomas is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law where he teaches patent litigation.

Annette Hurst practices in Orrick’s Intellectual Property Group and leads the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice. She is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and business tort claims. As an experienced IP risk analyst with deep expertise in the software industry, Annette has been a go-to counselor and speaker regarding the legal issues surrounding access and use of datasets in the development of machine learning algorithms. She was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for her work as co-lead counsel on the Mattel/MGA case, and she is consistently recognized as a leading IP lawyer by The Daily Journal, Chambers & PartnersandThe Legal 500.

Elizabeth A. Corradino leads the firm’s Media and Technology, Intellectual Property and Entertainment groups. Her diverse practice focuses on assisting a broad range of clients in solving legal and business issues in commercial transactions that include: technology, intellectual property and content licensing; strategic alliances; and the acquisition, sale or other conveyance of intellectual property and technology assets.  Liz practices across a variety of industries, including fintech, ad tech, experiential marketing and entertainment, retail and consumer products.

Dr. Liu focuses her practice on patent analysis, strategic counseling, and portfolio management. She routinely advises inventors, business owners, and investors on developing and protecting inventions and other intellectual property. She has held positions in technology and management consulting in high tech industries and has a research background in artificial intelligence, as applied to computational biology and expert systems. In recent years, Dr. Liu has spent a significant amount of time speaking and writing on the intersection of patent law and artificial intelligence and helping her clients procure patents covering various aspects of machine learning.