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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Michael Oxley, Former U.S. Congressman, Joins Baker Hostetler
Baker Hostetler LLP announced today that former U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley will join the firm as Of Counsel, based in its Washington, D.C., office, effective March 12. He will serve existing firm clients as well as develop his own public policy practice in the areas of corporate counseling, financial services and capital markets.

Mr. Oxley, who retired from Congress in January after a 25-year career representing Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District, is best known for his co-authorship of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which restored Americans’ confidence in the capital markets following the corporate scandals and created a new accounting oversight board for publicly traded companies.

Alec Wightman, who serves with Steve Kestner as Executive Partners of the firm, said, "The addition of former Congressman Mike Oxley to our Government Policy team gives us a new and unique ability to counsel our clients. He is one of the nation’s leading authorities on corporate governance. Mr. Oxley will help corporate clients assess and avoid risk while assisting clients in internal investigations and litigation, as needed. And, he will continue to play a prominent role in shaping public policy in the area of financial services and proper conduct by public corporations."

He joins Baker Hostetler’s Government Policy Group, which represents multinational and corporate clients seeking to resolve or avert problems related to federal and/or state policy through legislative or administrative solutions. The team includes former members of Congress, a former U.S. Ambassador, senior executive branch officials and state legislators.

He will also support the firm’s premier White-Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Practice, which represents clients involved with complex white collar crime, regulatory investigations and litigation. They have represented top tier banking and investment firms by establishing monitorship programs in conjunction with government regulators in accordance with best practice standards. Their team for all matters includes nationally recognized former prosecutors from the United States Department of Justice, former state prosecutors, “trial tested” defense attorneys and enforcement officials from various federal agencies (including the SEC’s Division of Enforcement).

"I’m proud to be associated with Baker Hostetler," stated Mr. Oxley. "The firm’s Ohio base will allow me to work with many of the people I have known for years in Ohio, and its reach throughout the U.S. and abroad will provide me with a global platform to help companies and investors comprehend the changing landscape of corporate compliance."

From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Oxley served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, which in 2001, consolidated the jurisdiction of all financial services industries in one panel for the first time in the history of the House. The Committee’s scope includes banking, insurance, securities and exchanges and monetary policy.

While in Congress, Mr. Oxley backed pro-business, low-tax, pro-competition and free-trade positions as the best policy atmosphere to support strong economic growth. He is a well-known advocate for free trade agreements and international business engagement and has consistently backed the nation’s law enforcement and intelligence communities in their fights against drugs, crime and terrorism.

"Mike Oxley is an incredible talent," said Bill Schweitzer, Managing Partner of Baker Hostetler’s Washington, D.C., office. "He is well respected at all levels of government on both sides of the aisle. We are excited about the value he brings to our clients and the prestige he brings to our firm."

Mr. Oxley helped shape legislative policy across a wide array of issues. A member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from 1983 to 2001, he is well-known for his knowledge of federal telecommunications and energy policy. Prior to his election to Congress in 1981, Mr. Oxley was a special agent of the FBI and a member of the Ohio General Assembly. Previously, he practiced law with the firm Oxley, Malone, Fitzgerald and Hollister.

Also joining Baker Hostetler are two former aides, James K. Conzelman and Peggy A. Peterson, who will support Mr. Oxley in the growth of his practice.

Mr. Conzelman was Mr. Oxley’s chief of staff throughout his congressional career, serving in the position from 1981 through 2006. On the Financial Services Committee staff, Mr. Conzelman was counselor to the chairman from 2001 to 2006. Ms. Peterson served as Mr. Oxley’s press secretary since 1988. In 2001, she was named communications director of the Financial Services Committee, and in 2003 she also assumed the Committee’s deputy chief of staff responsibilities.

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

Recent United Kingdom Judgment Brings New Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions
Following the UK Court of Aptopeal judgment in the two appeals of Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd and others and Macrossan v Comptroller General, the UK Patent Office has announced an immediate change to the way that patent examiners will assess whether inventions are for patentable subject matter.

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

New Supreme Court Decision Allows for a Patent Licensee in Good Standing Can Challenge Licensed Patent under Declaratory Judgment Act
The law of litigating a licensed patent was recently clarified for licensees who wish to challenge a licensed patent without risk of treble damages. On January 9, 2007, the Supreme Court held in Medimmune Inc. v. Genentech that a patent licensee need not necessarily terminate or break a license by not paying the royalties due in order to seek a declaratory judgment that the licensed patent is invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed.

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit recently held that a U.S. district court did not possess subject matter jurisdiction over infringement claims under foreign patents. In Voda v. Cordis Corporation, the Federal Circuit declined to allow the exercise of supplementary jurisdiction over foreign patent claims and concluded that exercising such jurisdiction would constitute an abuse of discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

Bill On “Reverse Payments” Considered by Senate
On February 27, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, for consideration by the full Senate, a bill that targets an increasingly controversial practice at the nexus between intellectual property law and antitrust law—the practice of pharmaceutical patent holders making multimillion dollar “reverse payments” to generic drug manufacturers to settle patent litigation.

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

Osha · Liang is pleased to announce the addition of Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King has recently joined our firm as of counsel, bringing over ten years of legal experience to the Osha·Liang team. Elizabeth's practice is dedicated to trademark and copyright law, including enforcement, prosecution, and protection both domestically and abroad. She represents a wide-range of clients from Fortune 50 businesses, to mid-size entities and works with her clients to implement comprehensive, global strategies for trademark and copyright protection including enforcement strategies, assignments, licensing, and international trademark protection.

03-08-2007

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Osha & May L.L.P.

Osha · Liang Attorneys Named as Rising Stars
The Firm congratulates Jeffrey Bergman and Lee Huddleston for being named Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the April 2007 edition of Texas Monthly Magazine. The award is given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Texas that are either under 40 years of age or in practice for 10 years or less. The Firm’s former recipients of this honor include Chyau Liang, Robert Lord, and Tom Scherer.

03-08-2007

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