SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. attorneys have been named to the San Diego Daily Transcript’s 2012 Top Attorneys list. The Top Attorneys list is determined by a peer voting process used to identify the best lawyers in private, corporate, academic and government practice. Each year, San Diego County lawyers are asked to nominate their peers with whom they have had professional experience and feel are worthy of recognition. The Mintz Levin 2012 Top Attorneys are:
Intellectual Property Litigation – John
Giust
Corporate Transactional – Jeremy
D. Glaser
Intellectual Property Transactional – Carl
A. Kukkonen
Mr. Giust is a Member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Section. His practice focuses on patent litigation in the Federal Courts and at the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has litigated cases involving storage area networks, audio compression, image processing, printing technologies, semiconductor technology, wireless communications, and PC technology. Mr. Giust has substantial courtroom experience and, as an electrical engineer, he is particularly skilled at presenting complex concepts to juries and judges as well as deposing and cross-examining expert witnesses on matters relating to critical technology. He has been named a San Diego Super Lawyer since 2009. Mr. Giust received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, his J.D., summa cum laude, from American University and his LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property Law, summa cum laude, from George Washington University.
Mr. Glaser is a Member of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Section and Co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Group. His practice focuses on serving emerging growth companies and the companies that fund them. He has substantial experience in venture capital financings, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC compliance, licensing arrangements, and other general corporate matters. He has represented venture capital firms, hedge funds, and their portfolio companies in venture capital and PIPE financings as well as both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of securities transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings, and private placements. Mr. Glaser represents companies in a broad variety of industries, including Internet, software, wireless, semiconductors, computer hardware, medical devices, biotechnology, health care services, clean technology, and the investment management industry. He was selected as a “Top Attorney” by the San Diego Daily Transcript from 2008-2010 and has been named a San Diego Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He received his A.B., summa cum laude, from Duke University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
Mr. Kukkonen is a Member of the Intellectual Property Section with a practice focusing on strategic intellectual property counseling, including advice on patent infringement and validity, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, U.S. and international trademark counseling and prosecution, branding strategies, trademark and copyright infringement, domain name disputes, and licensing. Mr. Kukkonen also counsels emerging growth companies on issues ranging from entity formation and governance to venture capital financings and technology transactions. He has been recognized on multiple occasions as a "Top Attorney" in San Diego by his peers. Mr. Kukkonen was named to the San Diego Metropolitan's 2009 40 Under 40 list, which honors the region's exceptional business and civic leaders. He received his B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, and his J.D., with honors, from George Washington University.