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Atlanta Chapter In-Person Event | Intellectual Property Fireside Chat
Troutman Pepper Locke
600 Peachtree St. NE SUITE 3000
Atlanta, GA 30308
USA
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Category: Atlanta

Intellectual Property Fireside Chat

Overview

A fireside chat about how boards can challenge their organizations to protect and leverage intellectual property.

Registration

$35 Member Registration Fee
$50 Non-Member Registration Fee

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Speakers

   Scott Frank
   (Retired) President & CEO
   AT&T Intellectual Property LLC

Scott Frank is the former President/CEO of AT&T Intellectual Property LLC. For almost 30 years, he was responsible for company-wide intellectual property for AT&T, including protection and monetization where he lead over 10,000 patents and billions of dollars in intellectual property revenues and profits.

Scott is currently the Chair/President of the Global Intellectual Property Alliance, United State Intellectual Property Alliance and Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance; Chair of the Georgia Tech and Georgia State University Intellectual Property Advisory Boards; a member and former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation.

   Michael D. Hobbs, Jr.
   Partner
   Troutman Pepper Locke

Mike negotiates complex trademark and copyright licenses in federal litigation, before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in connection with large-scale trademark clearance and registration projects. His comprehensive approach to working with clients allows him to develop a strong knowledge of their objectives and advance their goals efficiently.

Mike is frequently invited to speak at industry conferences and on panels on current IP issues in industries such as sports, entertainment, technology, and media. His commentary has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Atlanta Journal Constitution,and Law360, as well as on NBC and Bloomberg.

Mike has been consistently recognized for his work by World Trademark Review, Best Lawyers, and Managing Intellectual Property.

   James E. Schutz
   Partner
   Troutman Pepper Locke

Jim is a technology attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property protection, technology licensing, and strategic counseling. He has broad experience developing IP strategies, including preparing and prosecuting a wide range of patent applications and drafting and negotiating technology, IP, and software agreements.

Moderator

   Elizabeth A. Lester
   Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property
   Equifax

Experienced Intellectual Property Counsel with a demonstrated history of creating and growing an intellectual property function in-house, including management of domestic IP international portfolio and strategies across a variety of technologies. With over 7 years experience practicing in-house as the sole IP attorney and primary legal advisor for all IP matters, and in private practice at a large firm, I have worked closely with businesses of all sizes and technologies, from my current role in an innovative data and analytics, software, and technology company through its dramatic cloud transformation to my prior role working with inventors, faculty, start-ups, and Fortune 100 companies in the chemical, mechanical, energy, material, consumer product, and other industries.