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A. ED KHALILI
Partner
Ed is a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice group and a registered patent attorney. His practice involves all...
Al Etheridge
Director of Patent Search
Al leads the technology and patent search group at Founders Legal. As a researcher, engineer, scientist, strategist, academic, venture capitalist,...
Amit Patel
Attorney
Amit is a business transactional attorney in the firm’s business & corporate law practice group. Amit’s practice focuses on providing...
ANDREI D. TSYGANKOV
Partner
Andrei Tsygankov is an Atlanta-based attorney and entrepreneur. Andrei’s primary specialization is Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property...
Cecilia Von Mann
SUMMER ASSOCIATE
Cecilia is a summer associate, working closely with the corporate practice at Founders Legal.
DAVID PIERCE
Attorney
David Pierce is a corporate attorney with unique insight into technology transactions. Prior to joining Founders Legal, David worked in...
Elizabeth Weibush
CLIENT SERVICES
Elizabeth is the client services administrator and one of the first points of contact at Founders Legal.
JEFFERY A. BEKIARES
Partner
Jeff Bekiares is an attorney with over ten years of experience in general corporate, capital raising and securities laws practice....
John DeStefano
Technical Advisor
John is a patent and technology technical advisor at Founders Legal. John performs patent prosecution assistance for the Intellectual Property...
Kevin T. Bastuba
Senior Patent Attorney
Kevin is a senior patent attorney at Founders Legal. Kevin focuses his practice on all aspects of patent prosecution. In...
Lauren Hawksworth
Marketing Administrator
Lauren is the marketing administrator at Founders Legal.
Merri D. Brami
Paralegal
Merri is the paralegal for the intellectual property practice at Founders Legal.
Robert Wiesenberg
Attorney
Rob is a patent, trademark, and technology associate at Founders Legal. Rob performs patent prosecution, trademarks, and outside general counsel...
STAN SATER
Attorney
Stan is a corporate and technology attorney at Founders Legal. Stan advises clients on corporate transactions, data privacy, contract drafting,...
Tanvi Shah
Accountant
Tanvi is the accountant at Founders Legal.
YURI L. ELIEZER
Partner
Yuri heads the Intellectual Property practice group at Founders Legal. Yuri was one of the few attorneys invited by the...
Zach Eyster
Of Counsel
Zach’s core practice is to help clients protect and grow the value of their most important brand assets. Zach takes...