Neal Gerber Eisenberg is pleased to announce the hiring of partners Adam H. Masia and Holby M. Abern and associate Kevin Cukierski to our continually growing Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions practice. Their expansive patent practice includes representation of clients within the pharmaceutical/medical device, transportation, gaming, and food and beverage industries.
Masia’s patent practice includes advising on patent prosecution, patent opinion work, patent licensing agreements and the strategic use of patents and other intellectual property. He regularly counsels clients on patent enforcement and avoiding patent infringement. Masia’s representations extend across a diverse set of technologies from gaming systems to railroad parts.
Abern concentrates his practice on all aspects of patent law, including prosecution, licensing, counseling and due diligence. Clients rely on Abern to ensure that their intellectual property assets are fully protected and capable of being leveraged throughout their business. Abern has obtained hundreds of patents for clients in the gaming, wind turbine, transportation, medical device and food and beverage industries.
Cukierski’s practice focuses on patent counseling and prosecution. His education in mechanical engineering and his technical background allow him to better understand his clients’ complex technologies and protect their innovations. Cukierski also has experience with steelmaking and, in particular, the continuous casting process, which was the focus of his master’s thesis.
Founded in 2002 with just a few lawyers, Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Practice Group has grown to nearly 30 attorneys with considerable experience in managing, prosecuting and enforcing global patent and trademark portfolios and is considered one of the leading IP practices in Chicago and beyond.
In 2011, U.S.News and World Report ranked the firm’s IP group in the first tier of Chicago law firms and among the best nationally. The group has obtained significant victories for some of the most cutting-edge technology and Fortune 500 companies.
