ATLANTA (April 21) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the elevation of Charles (Chad) A. Pannell to Counsel effective January 1, 2016.

“Chad is a tremendous asset to his team and to the firm,” said Susan Spaeth, Kilpatrick Townsend Managing Partner. “He has not only made many contributions to the overall success of the firm, but has worked extremely hard to achieve this well-earned recognition. With his dedication to providing outstanding client service, we all look forward to continuing to practice with him.”

Mr. Pannell is a member of the firm’s Patent Litigation team. He focuses his practice on technology litigation and intellectual property disputes involving patent, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights. Mr. Pannell frequently advises clients about intellectual property litigation and strategies for enforcing their intellectual property rights. His experience includes appearing before courts all over the country, including California, Texas, Delaware, Georgia, New York, the International Trade Commission, and the Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Pannell has managed all parts of litigation for both large and small companies, from initial discovery to jury trials and appeals. In addition to many successful settlements and judgments, Mr. Pannell successfully litigated a three-week patent infringement jury trial on internet network security devices and a two-week patent infringement bench trial on microbial cleaning.

Mr. Pannell’s experience includes practice in many different technology areas, including computer software and hardware, the Internet, wearable technology, avionics, military technology, energy efficiency, “green” technology, textiles and carpet, telecommunications, industrial equipment and processes, chemicals, medical devices, medical monitoring, and printer technology.

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