Hank Gutman joins Simpson Thacher

Business Wire, Feb 13, 1996

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1996--Henry B. Gutman will join the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner in the litigation department, effective Feb. 26, 1996.

Gutman's practice is focused on high-technology intellectual property litigation. He has been principal litigation counsel for Lotus Development Corp. since 1985 and has represented clients in a wide array of intellectual property cases involving patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other issues, including several ground-breaking cases, including Lotus v. Paperback Software and Lotus v. Borland, which he recently argued in the U.S. Supreme Court. Also joining the firm as Counsel is Kerry L. Konrad, who has worked with Gutman on these matters for over 10 years.

"Hank Gutman is one of the preeminent practitioners in the increasingly important field of intellectual property," said Richard L. Beattie, chairman, Executive Committee at Simpson Thacher. "The legal issues surrounding ownership of intellectual property, particularly as it relates to computer software, telecommunications and biotechnology, are among the most significant matters facing business today. We are very pleased that Hank has agreed to head our efforts in this are."

Gutman, 45, most recently was a partner of Baker & Botts, L.L.P. in New York, where he headed the trial and intellectual property department since joining that firm in September 1994.

Gutman is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property and computer litigation subjects and has served as a member of the Computer Law Committee of the Bar Association of the City of New York. A native of Philadelphia, Gutman graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and the Harvard Law School in 1975.

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