Westport, Conn. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ferdinand IP, LLC, a national boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property and licensing, is pleased to announce that prominent IP attorneys, Katrin Lewertoff and Marc Foodman, have joined the firm’s Westport, Conn. office as Partners.
Katrin Lewertoff heads the firm’s worldwide trademark prosecution practice. Lewertoff has extensive experience in domestic and foreign trademark prosecution. She regularly assists clients in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions on a variety of intellectual property matters, including clearance, adoption and filing of trademarks, trademark investigations, license agreements, prosecution of copyright applications, and litigation of trademark and Internet domain name disputes. Lewertoff also has experience with global intellectual property transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and secured financing. Her current clients include companies in the fields of food and beverage, cosmetics, clothing, toys, pharmaceuticals, energy, and financial services. Prior to joining Ferdinand IP, Lewertoff practiced in New York City with Sidley & Austin and, most recently, with Arent Fox.
Marc Foodman heads the firm’s worldwide patent prosecution practice. Foodman has been practicing for more than 25 years, both as in-house counsel with prominent corporations and in private practice. He has extensive experience in a wide range of industries including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, oilfield services, gaming and consumer marketing. His corporate positions include General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Walker Digital Management, LLC, an independent R&D lab that invents new ways to conduct consumer oriented businesses; Vice President, Intellectual Property at Avaya; Vice President, Intellectual Property at Sun Microsystems; Director, Intellectual Property at International Game Technology; and Patent Counsel at Schlumberger. He began his career at Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton, an intellectual property law firm in San Francisco, and was most recently with the Nevada based firm Watson Rounds for six years.
“We are thrilled to have Katrin and Marc join the firm,” said Jed Ferdinand, the firm’s founder and Senior Managing Partner. “Their expertise and skills bring tremendous value to the firm and we are extremely fortunate that they have joined us.”
About Ferdinand IP
Ferdinand IP is a boutique law firm that handles all facets of intellectual property, licensing, entertainment and corporate law. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, our clients rely on us to create and maximize business opportunities and protect their valuable IP assets.
Ferdinand IP has offices in New York, San Diego and Westport, and through its joint venture with Roberts Immigration Law Group, a leading law firm for tech startups, incubators and entrepreneurs, the firm maintains an office in Silicon Valley.
Ferdinand IP also maintains a worldwide presence through its collaboration with the 24IP Law Group, a boutique intellectual property law firm celebrating its 15th anniversary with offices in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
We strive to be the essence of a modern law practice. Our organizational structure allows us to provide the international reach and expertise of a large firm with the personal attention and cost structure of a boutique firm. We serve our clients’ interest by maximizing efficiency. For further information please visitwww.FerdinandIP.com