Biographies



Michael S. Leonard
Managing Partner

                             Michael S. Leonard concentrates his practice in domestic
                             and foreign patent prosecution, patent prosecution appeals,
                             reissues, reexaminations, patent infringement, new product
                             patent clearance and licensing.  Mr. Leonard is a registered
                             attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is  
                             experienced in technologies involving mechanical,
                             electrical-mechanical and chemical products. He has
                             counseled prominent corporations in industries involving
                             healthcare/medical devices, semiconductors, turbine
                             engines, home appliances, laser marking, fiber optics, 3-D modeling,
construction equipment, surface and slide fasteners, credit card systems and composite
materials.  

Before joining Everest IP Law Group, Mr. Leonard was a shareholder at Bell Boyd and
Lloyd, LLC and Hill & Simpson, PC. He also worked in the legal department at Baxter
Healthcare Corporation.  Prior to practicing law, he held technical positions with Baxter
Healthcare Corporation, American Metal Ware Company and Modine Manufacturing
Company.  

Mr. Leonard received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Bradley
University, an M.B.A. with honors from Keller Graduate School of Management and his J.
D. from The John Marshall Law School.

Tin-Chuen Yeung, Ph.D.
Managing Director

                               Dr. Yeung concentrates his practice in patent prosecution
                               in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics,
                               nanotechnology, medical devices and wireless
                               communications technology, as well as providing patent
                               mapping services and IP strategy consultation. He has
                               been admitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
                               since 1995.  

                               In his previous position as Head of Strategic Development of Life
Sciences with the Chicago law firm of Bell, Boyd, and Lloyd, LLC, he was with the
intellectual property group responsible for patent prosecution and client development in
life sciences.  He was the Vice Chair of the Biotechnology Committee, Intellectual
Property Law Association of Chicago. Before joining Bell Boyd & Lloyd, Dr. Yeung was
with the Chicago intellectual property law firm Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.  

Prior to that, Dr. Yeung served as President of Everest International, Inc., a consultant to
Fortune 500 medical technology companies and start-up biotechnology companies. He
has also served as Director of Strategy and Business Development for the Biosciences
Division at Baxter International Inc., where he managed the strategy for world-wide
development, marketing and manufacturing of recombinant protein products. He also
served as Director of Corporate Development for Baxter. In this position he was
responsible for management of Baxter’s acquisitions, technology development, licensing
and strategic alliances. Dr. Yeung was formerly a research fellow at Harvard Medical
School, Department of Pharmacology, studying the action and toxicity of anti-cancer
drugs.  

Dr. Yeung is currently a member of the
Keiretsu Forum (an angel investing group
investing in early stage companies),
iBIO and the Association of University Technology
Managers (
AUTM).  He also serves on the advisory boards of several companies.

Dr. Yeung holds a BS degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in pharmacology from the State
University of New York, as well as a Master of Management (with Distinction) from
Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, with concentrations
in Finance, Marketing, and Management of Information Systems.

Dr. Yeung speaks and writes fluent Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese).
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