Sullivan & Cromwell partner Renata Hesse joined other leading lawyers and policy makers at the National Science Foundation’s 2020 Future of IP Conference. Renata, the co-head of S&C’s
Antitrust Practice and a former high-level lawyer at the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, spoke on the panel, “Role of the Government in the IP and Competition Interface.”
The conference is organized by the
National Science Foundation (NSF) and
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and was held in Orlando on February 28.
About Renata Hesse Renata Hesse is a leading antitrust lawyer who is co-head of the Firm’s Antitrust Practice and also a member of its Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Practice. Her practice focuses on antitrust counseling, cartels and merger clearance, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property matters in high-tech industries.
Renata joined Sullivan & Cromwell following a distinguished career in government, including leading the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice twice as Acting Assistant Attorney General and serving that division for more than 15 years. She also was Chief of the Networks and Technology Section (now the Technology and Financial Services Section) and had oversight of the criminal program as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. In addition, she served as Senior Counsel to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, where she advised on transactions pending FCC approval.
She is the International Officer of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and is a frequent speaker at antitrust and legal forums.
Learn more about Renata Hesse’s Practice S&C’s Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Practice The Firm’s
Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Practice advises clients on a broad range of issues confronting businesses. The practice combines trial experience with a background in handling complex intellectual property disputes, including those that raise competition law issues. The Firm's litigation work includes enforcing patents, trademarks and other IP rights and defending against claims of infringement.
The IP and Technology team also works closely with clients on IP strategy and day-to-day issues, including assessing and formulating plans to address defensive IP risks, IP monetization opportunities, development of licensing programs, strategic portfolio acquisitions and divestitures, and open-source code issues.