| Award Year | Name | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Laurie Charrington | Associate General Counsel | Intel Corporation In addition to being the Patent Litigation Team lead, Laurie is on the leadership team for Intel Legal’s women’s leadership program, Leading Edge, and is co-chair of Intel’s global Black Leadership Council (IBLC). |
| Joe Lee | Associate General Counsel | Microsoft Joe has been with Microsoft since 2000, and currently leads the Microsoft Devices & Hardware legal team. He is an active board member and leader in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). Accepting the award on Joe’s behalf was Aneesh Metha of Microsoft. |
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| Lisa Collins | Intellectual Property Partner | BakerHostetler In 2018, the NBA awarded Lisa the 40 Under 40 Award and the Excellence in Leadership Award, which honors one member of the 40 Under 40 class for outstanding leadership. |
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| John Gibson | Litigation Partner | Crowell & Moring John is chair of the firm’s 3D Printing Digital Transformation Working Group and a co-chair of the Diversity Council. In 2019, John was honored as the “Attorney of the Year” by the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association. |
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| HP Inc. | ||
| Toyota | ||
| North Carolina Central University School of Law | ||
| 2018 | Sharon Barner | Vice President and General Counsel | Cummins |
| Karen Borno | Managing Associate General Counsel | Verizon | |
| Aparna Dave | Managing Counsel | Wells Fargo | |
| Braxton Davis | CEO | Patent Institute of Training | |
| Cassandra Knight | Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel | PayPal | |
| Usman Mughal | Partner | Green, Howard, & Mughal | |
| Wanji Walcott | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | PayPal | |
| 2017 | Diallo Crenshaw | Principal | Jordan IP Law |
| David Ho | EVP & General Counsel | Fullscreen Media | |
| Catherine Toppin | Senior Patent Counsel and Manager | General Electric |
