Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes two partners to the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Intellectual property (IP) attorney Leland P. Schermer and corporate attorney James A. Baldwin enhance the services offered in Dinsmore’s Steel City location.
“James and Leland are great additions to our office. Leland’s extensive experience and understanding of IP litigation will help our clients protect their innovations. James’ corporate transactional experience is always in need as businesses locate and grow in Pittsburgh,” said Anthony Ditka, Pittsburgh Office Managing Partner. “They strengthen our bench in two key practice areas, and I’m pleased they joined our ranks.”
Leland P. Schermer has represented large and midsize companies and individuals in intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation and transactional work, such as licensing, contracts, mergers and acquisitions. Schermer has litigated cases in numerous federal district courts and courts of appeals, as well as in state courts, before the U.S. International Trade Commission and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He practiced intellectual property law with the New York law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon, McDermott, Will & Emery in Chicago and Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote in Pittsburgh.
Schermer has been appointed as an adjunct settlement judge/mediator 17 times by U.S. district court judges in the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Southern District of New York. He has also been a Special Master to construe the claims of several patents. Schermer earned his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he later served as an adjunct professor. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering. He currently sits on the Board of the University of Michigan’s Michigan in Washington Program.
James A. Baldwin joins Dinsmore from Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC where his practice focused on corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities. His two decades of experience spans both serving as in-house counsel and as outside counsel. Baldwin also serves as the General Counsel and a Managing Director for Capital Foundry, LLC. Baldwin also practiced at a number of firms in Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh throughout his legal career.
Baldwin is a board member for The Consortium for Public Education and St. Joe’s House of Hospitality. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he co-taught courses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capitalism. Baldwin received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Villanova University where he was a member of the Honors Program.
Dinsmore’s Pittsburgh office features 34 attorneys with a diverse range of practices, from banking and financial services to corporate and transactional to entertainment, media and sports.
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