Partnership Effective January 1, 2018

ATLANTA (November 30) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the election of four new members of the Atlanta office to its partnership effective January 1, 2018.

Each new Kilpatrick Townsend partner is listed below along with the team in which they practice.

• Nichole “Nicki” Chollet is a member of the firm’s Trademark & Copyright Team. She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, including cases involving trademarks, trade dress, and unfair competition. Ms. Chollet has significant experience representing clients in intellectual property disputes in federal district courts across the nation, as well as before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Ms. Chollet also has experience advising clients in trademark prosecution and enforcement matters.
• Alisha Gibson is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Team. She focuses her practice on corporate law. Her practice areas include a broad range of general corporate transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate formation and governance, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and private equity transactions with a primary focus in the telecommunications, technology and energy industries.
• David Reed is a member of the firm’s Patent Litigation Team. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on patent post-grant proceedings and appeals in the Federal Circuit. He has handled all phases of patent litigation, including trial, in cases involving a variety of technologies such as computer hardware and software, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products. Mr. Reed also advises clients on patent risk management and has substantial prosecution experience.
• Robert Shaw is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Team. He concentrates his practice in a broad array of credit transactions, representing agents, lenders, financial institutions, private equity groups, public and private companies, tribal governments and affiliated tribal entities, and other business organizations in all aspects of secured and unsecured financing. Mr. Shaw’s experience includes credit facilities involving organizations in a wide range of industries and sectors, including manufacturing, oil and gas, health care, agricultural, financial services, and tribal development and gaming finance.

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