NEW YORK – (Business Wire) The New York office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP is pleased to welcome Joseph R. Robinson and Robert Schaffer as its newest partners. Robinson and Schaffer focus their practice on patent prosecution, patent litigation and transactional work predominantly within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
"We are thrilled to welcome Joe and Bob to our New York office and our worldwide intellectual property department," commented Terry McMahon, head of the Firm's global Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. "New York is a very important market for intellectual property and for our Firm. Joe and Bob are extremely focused on delivering excellent client service by utilizing our Firm-wide resources and talent. We are very excited to have them join our team."
Keith Pattiz, partner-in-charge of the Firm's New York office said, "Joe and Bob are not only outstanding litigators, but they are also extremely talented patent counselors and will be a tremendous asset to our clients in developing patent portfolios that protect our clients' research and products. They are a great addition to our global team."
"Intellectual property law is an international practice. McDermott appealed to us for its cross-border IP team and its broad spectrum of technical capabilities, lawyers with advanced technical degrees, multi-lingual capabilities and an unmatched level of client service. We couldn't be happier to be joining the Firm," commented Mr. Robinson and Mr. Schaffer.
"McDermott has a premier intellectual property practice built on our commitment to delivering exceptional IP services to our clients. We look forward to working with Bob and Joe, who will undoubtedly make significant contributions to further advancing the department's practices," said John Hankins, co-vice chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department and co-head of the Firm's Patent Prosecution Practice Group.