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Examine real-world strategies for tackling the most pressing challenges in ITC practice at ACI’s 17th Annual Practitioners' Think Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement. Be in the same room with leading in-house counsel,...more
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In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and co-chair of the firm’s International practice, is joined by Andrew Beverina, AGG Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property of counsel and former...more
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