Wrapped up my final trip to New York this year with an evening in Wilmington, Delaware, to join my colleagues at Penn State Dickinson Law’s reception for alumni and friends at the historic “The Quoin.”

I joined International Trademark Association (INTA) CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP IP Co-Chair and former United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Dave Kappos for a studio recording of the Practising Law Institute’s “Intellectual Property: The State of Play in 2022 and Beyond.”

Delighted to catch up with Hofstra University President Susan Poser. President Poser was Provost at UIC when The John Marshall Law School became UIC’s 16th college and spearheaded the merger. She established the Faculty Administrator’s Development Program, which I found very helpful in navigating many of my exchanges with Penn State’s central administration. Looking forward to having her as my guest in Dickinson Law’s “Profile in Leadership” podcast series next spring.

I was also glad to meet Professor Eleanor Fox (NYU School of Law) and Professor Hugh Hansen to discuss the latest antitrust developments. Professor Hansen and I also spoke separately with Mr. Sanz de Acedo and Mr. Kappos about IP developments. My last two meetings were with Mr. Tom Pease and Ms. Rebecca Fogler (Quinn Emanuel) and Mr. Nick Groombridge (Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP), whose firm launched this week!

Photo #1 (Clockwise): In PLI’s studio with Etienne Sanz de Acedo and Dave Kappos; Quinn Emanuel’s NY offices are in the palatial New York Life Building, whose Christmas decorations had just come out; tea with President Poser in NYC; with PLI’s Ken Min, who ably put the studio recording together; with Hugh Hansen, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, and Dave Kappos at lunch; with Tom Pease and Rebecca Fogler; with Hugh Hansen and Eleanor Fox.

Photo #2 (Clockwise): With David Wilks (’89), IP advisory board member and FMC Chief IP Counsel Roberte Makowski, and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs Director Kelly Rimmer; Dean Danielle Conway addressing a rapt crowd; Dean Conway and Roberte Makowski; with Director of Career Services Tom Lee and Assistant Director of Development Brett Conway.