Fish & Richardson Names Five New Principals in San Diego

Fish & Richardson has named Dr. Frank Albert, Geoffrey Biegler, Craig Countryman, and Olga May as principals in the firm’s IP Litigation Group and Erin Hickey as a principal in its Trademark and Copyright Group in Southern California, based in San Diego.  Overall, 19 attorneys were elevated to principal across the firm’s 12 offices.

Dr. Frank Albert will continue to focus his practice on patent litigation in the areas of electrical/computer technology, optics, semiconductors, telecommunications, software and nanotechnology.  He received his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Thurston Society, from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2006, his Ph.D. in physics in 2002, and his B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in physics in 1997.  

Geoffrey Biegler will continue to focus his practice on patent litigation in a wide variety of technology areas including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices and software.  He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2006 and his B.S. in biology in 2000.

Craig Countryman handles patent cases in the trial court and at the Federal Circuit in all areas of technology, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, medical devices and electrical/computer technology.  He received his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 2006 and his B.S., with honors, in chemistry in 2003.

Erin Hickey will continue to provide strategic counsel to clients in trademark law, advertising law (including false advertising and comparative advertising), right-of-publicity law, unfair-competition law and copyright law.  She also represents clients in administrative trademark and advertising proceedings and litigates trademark claims in federal district courts.  She received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 2006 and her B.A. in 2003.

Olga May will continue to focus her practice on intellectual property and patent litigation.  She received her J.D., summa cum laude, from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2003 and her B.A., summa cum laude, in 1997.