Intellectual property trial lawyer Roger Denning has been elected to Fish & Richardson’s national Management Committee. Denning will continue to try cases, as well as serve as managing principal of the firm’s Southern California office, based in San Diego. He also serves as the firm’s national recruiting principal. As a member of Fish’s seven-member Management Committee, Denning will participate in strategic and operational decisions on a firm-wide basis for the firm’s 12 offices worldwide. Fish is one of the world’s leading intellectual property, litigation and technology law firms. “I am honored that my colleagues have entrusted me with this responsibility,” stated Denning. “I am excited and humbled to have such an important role in shaping the future of our firm, and I look forward to the challenges this opportunity will bring.” Denning’s practice focuses on complex litigation, particularly patent infringement and other technology-related cases. He has tried patent cases throughout the country involving a wide variety of technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, computer software and hardware, semiconductors, network interface and golf ball design. He has received multiple awards and honors, including being named one of San Diego’s Top Attorneys and a Top Influential by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Denning also received the Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services from the State Bar of California. Denning joined Fish in 2003. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School (1997) and Kansas State University (1993). Denning, his wife, Michele, and their three children reside in Carmel Valley. About Fish & Richardson: Fish & Richardson is a global law firm providing strategic counseling and litigation services to innovative clients who seek to protect and maximize the value of their intellectual property (IP). Founded in 1878, Fish’s early clients included Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. The firm has more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists practicing IP strategy and counseling, IP litigation, and commercial litigation. Fish is consistently singled out for its superior technical expertise and great results, and has been named the top patent litigation firm in the country for nine consecutive years and the number one IP firm for America’s biggest companies. For more information, visit www.fr.com or follow @fishrichardson on Twitter.
