Turner Boyd congratulates Karen Boyd, selected to Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers 2012!

Turner Boyd congratulates Karen Boyd for being selected to the list of Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers for 2012—one of only four women on this list who practice in the intellectual property field. Ms. Boyd has been selected by her peers to the Northern California SuperLawyers® list each year since 2007. She is recognized for more than 15 years of service as a trusted advisor and patent litigator to companies large and small in both the life sciences and high technology fields.
Thomson Reuters, publisher of Super Lawyers, says that “Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.”

Turner Boyd welcomes Robert Kent

Turner Boyd is pleased to announce that Robert J. Kent has joined the firm as an associate in our Intellectual Property litigation practice. He joins the firm from Fish & Richardson’s Silicon Valley office.

“Robert has great depth of experience in many aspects of computer software and hardware, from databases and web programming to hard drive manufacturing methods. We are looking forward to Robert’s technical curiosity and business sense gained from his years in industry,” said co-founding Partner Karen Boyd.

Robert earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he worked on the Journal of Law and Technology. He received his B.A. with a dual major in Computer Science and English from Kalamazoo College. He is a member of the California Bar and is admitted to practice in the Northern and Central Districts of California, and the District of Colorado.

Zhuanjia Gu joins Turner Boyd team

Turner Boyd is pleased to announce that Zhuanjia Gu has joined the firm as an associate in our Intellectual Property litigation practice. She joins the firm after practicing intellectual property litigation in the Silicon Valley offices of Perkins Coie LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

“Zhuanjia comes to us with patent prosecution and litigation experiences in various venues including the United States Patents and Trademark Office, the federal courts, and the International Trade Commission. As a patent practitioner, she has held discovery and strategic roles on cases involving various technological fields such as image processing, cryptography, memory fabrication, and silicon heat processing. We appreciate Zhuanjia’s energy and enthusiasm and believe that her technical and legal background makes her a natural fit for Turner Boyd,” said co-founding Partner Julie Turner.

Ms. Gu earned her J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law, where she worked on the Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with her B.S. in Electric Engineering & Computer Science, she was admitted to the Patent Bar and worked as a patent agent between 2001 and 2003. She is a member of the California and District of Columbia Bars, and is admitted to practice in the District of Colorado, as well as the Northern, Central , and Southern Districts of California.

It’s Official — the Turner Boyd Partners Are Super!

The firm was gratified to learn that all three of our partners — Karen Boyd, Josh Masur, and Julie Turner — were named to the 2011 Northern California “Super Lawyers” list for Intellectual Property Litigation.

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