Laura Handley

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Laura Handley is an Associate in the Austin office of McKool Smith whose practice deals with intellectual property litigation.

Prior to joining McKool Smith in April 2006, Ms. Handley practiced law as a patent litigation consultant with Palm Desert, Calif.-based Tzukanion LLC. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Intellectual Property for Isis Pharmaceuticals in Carlsbad, California. At Isis, she directed all aspects of the company’s patent litigation, licensing and prosecution work, both in the United States and in Europe.

After earning her law degree, Ms. Handley served as a law clerk for Judge S. Jay Plager of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals of all patent cases.

Before entering law school, Ms. Handley worked as a scientist for Kodak Research Laboratories, where her research included early work on organic optical switching devices.

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• Ericsson v. Samsung – Global Litigation

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