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Press ReleasesMcDONOUGH HOLLAND & ALLEN WELCOMES NEW ATTORNEYS SACRAMENTO, September 17, 2003 - McDonough Holland & Allen, one of Northern California's legal leaders representing both public and private sector clients, adds two attorneys: of counsel Carl J. Schwedler (intellectual property) and one associate, Erin Quinlan Riley (environmental and redevelopment/public agency). "For the last 50 years, McDonough, Holland & Allen has grown with the robust Greater Sacramento business community," said David F. Beatty, the firm's managing shareholder. "We continue in this tradition, adding legal muscle in burgeoning areas such as intellectual property, health care, environmental, redevelopment and public agency law. Hires like Carl, Monica and Erin, in combination with our current, top-notch resources, are ongoing evidence of our commitment to Northern California's economy." Schwedler is a patent attorney with significant experience in biotechnology. His practice includes counseling clients on preparation and prosecution of patent applications, development of patent portfolios, patent litigation and interference, trademark opposition, and oversight of European patents and oppositions. Schwedler previously worked with Novozymes Biotech and Calgene LLC, both in Davis, Calif. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), he earned his J.D., cum laude, from University of Georgia School of Law (1990) and his M.S. and A.B. in biology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. (1986) and Hope College in Holland, Mich. (1981), respectively. Riley's practice includes both transactional and litigation matters in the realm of environmental, redevelopment and public agency law. While in law school, she was a law clerk for Wittwer & Parkin, LLP (Santa Cruz, Calif.), a graduate student assistant with the natural resources law section of the California Attorney General's Office and a student intern with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. Riley earned her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (2002) and her B.A., in environmental studies, from University of the Pacific (1998). |
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