Philadelphia, PA | October 2019 – RP’s Dr. Robert Esposito presented on behalf of the Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court (Pupilage Group Meeting) at Villanova Law School on October 10, 2019. The meeting, “Ethics for Young Lawyers” focused on the Theranos case. Presenters discussed client conflicts and provided solutions for how to respond to unethical requests […]
Philadelphia, PA | September 2019 – RP’s Benjamin E. Leace presented at PIPLA’s CLE Program: “Litigation – Developing a litigation strategy when the cost of the litigation could quickly exceed the value” on September 18, 2019. It marked the first meeting of the 2019/2020 PIPLA program year and was held at the Union League of […]
Written by: Jonathan H. Spadt There are many significant social and technological phenomena converging on the transportation industry which are permanently redefining it. Environmental awareness and concerns over climate change are driving new technologies in electric mobility. Shared digital platforms and improved data flows allowing for ride sharing and new forms of fleet management are […]
Philadelphia, PA | September 2019 – RP CEO, Jonathan H. Spadt will moderate a discussion on “Trade, Economics and IP Policy” on October 16, 2019 at the Global Series meeting of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. The three-day conference is being held in Honolulu, Hawaii and will bring together government representatives, adjudicators, corporate leaders, litigation leaders, academics, and others in […]
Written by: Jonathan H. Spadt There has been a fundamental change to the research model about every 80 years since the founding of the United States in 1776. Research and development was almost exclusively driven during the industrial revolution by private sector investment. Then from 1862 to the outbreak of World War II, federally supported […]
Written by: Jonathan H. Spadt Leaders today understand that the best outcomes are the result of informed decision making. But what exactly constitutes “informed”? Is a decision “informed” when it is based on empirical evidence? Is it informed when it is based on multiple viewpoints? Can a decision be informed if it disregards certain information […]
Written by: Jonathan H. Spadt The current level of disruption to established frameworks in trade, economics and intellectual property law is unprecedented. Making business decisions in today’s geopolitically unstable environment requires a controlled, analytic approach that focuses only on the most important variables and outcome determinative factors. But how does a decision maker assess which […]
Wilmington, DE | August 2019 – RP’s Jeffrey B. Bove will participate in “Hot Topics in IP 2019” presented by the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association on September 20, 2019 at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE. He will co-moderate Excellence in Persuasion: Advocacy from a Judicial Perspective. The panel includes: […]
Philadelphia, PA | August 2019 – Effective August 2019, RatnerPrestia’s James M. Gould has joined the faculty of Penn State University’s Dickinson Law School as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Biotech, Pharmaceuticals & the Law. This course is available for second and third year law students and qualifies as an elective toward fulfilling a […]
This article first appeared in the July 31, 2019 edition of the Legal Intelligencer. Written by: Glenn E. J. Murphy The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. – Richard Schickel Lawmakers who interfere with commerce and the normal creation of jobs in an economy run the […]
