Twin Cities' Briggs and Morgan Expands IP and Litigation Practices

Group of Seven Attorneys Leaves Fulbright Firm for Briggs

MINNEAPOLIS, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Twin Cities-based Briggs and Morgan,
Professional Association announces the addition of seven experienced
intellectual property and litigation attorneys. Shareholders Alan M. Anderson,
John F. Klos, Matthew R. Palen, Sharna A. Wahlgren and Christopher A. Young
join Briggs' international intellectual property and litigation practices from
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., along with Aleya Rahman Champlin (of counsel) and
Audrey J. Babcock (associate).
"The addition of this highly regarded team of attorneys will strengthen
Briggs' already active intellectual property and litigation practices," says
Alan H. Maclin, president of Briggs and Morgan. "We look forward to expanding
the depth and reputation of our services for the benefit of our clients, both
in commercial litigation and intellectual property."
Briggs and Morgan's Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property
Litigation Group serves an international client base and comprises attorneys
with significant international arbitration and trial experience. The team
includes several members with highly technical degrees, and USPTO and in-house
experience with global corporations. Intellectual property legal services
include intellectual property litigation of all types, including patent,
trademark, unfair competition, copyright, and trade secret claims; patent,
trademark and copyright prosecution; domestic and international registrations;
portfolio management; intellectual property audits and establishment of
strategies for owners of intellectual property; intellectual property issues
in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; licensing; franchising; and
in-house training.
Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, is a trusted name in business
law and litigation services. With offices in Minneapolis and St. Paul,
Minnesota, the firm has more than 170 attorneys committed to providing
superior client service and sound legal counsel to clients nationwide. Briggs
and Morgan ranks among The NLJ 250 as one of the nation's largest firms and
has received numerous accolades, including recognition by Corporate Counsel
and top clients as a "Go-To Law Firm(R)," since 2005, in the areas of
litigation, corporate transactions, corporate governance, and labor and
employment. The firm and its attorneys have also been selected for publication
in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA. Briggs is a founding member
of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, and
serves as the exclusive member firm for Minnesota. For more information, visit
http://www.briggs.com.
SOURCE Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association

Martha Hemenway, Marketing and Communications Manager of Briggs and Morgan,
Professional Association, +1-612-977-8724, mhemenway@briggs.com