Profiles of the LL.M. Students (Law, Science & Technology)

chenjk@stanford.edu

Jyh-Kwang (Matt) Chen, from Taiwan, obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) and LL.M., both from National Taiwan University. Simultaneously to his law studies, Mr. Chen worked as a technical advisor at Jones Day where he focused his practice on supporting the firm’s patent litigation practice in United States, Taiwan, and China. Prior to joining Jones Day, Mr. Chen worked as a technical specialist in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. There he had participated in all phases of patent litigations in several Federal District Courts and United States International Trade Commission (USTIC). He was deeply involved in discovery, technical analysis, non-infringement and invalidity evaluation. He was also in charge of drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications. Prior to attending Law School, Mr. Chen used to work as an in-house IP manager in a prominent IC design house in Hsinchu Science-Based Park, Taiwan where he gained valuable technical experience in analog/digital circuit design, and internet and telecommunication operation. He co-worked with U.S. attorneys in preparing legal opinions as well as handling various IP issues. Before working in Hsinchu, Mr. Chen used to work as a patent engineer in a top-tier IP firm in Taipei where he gained his experience in Taiwan, U.S., China, and Europe patent prosecution practice. 

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cocallaghan@stanford.edu

Claire O’Callaghan obtained her law degree (Bachelor of Civil Law, BCL) from University College Cork, Ireland.  After university, Claire joined the training program at a leading Irish law firm, Arthur Cox.  Upon admission to practice in Ireland, Claire joined the Life Sciences & Technology Practice Group at Arthur Cox where she worked for a number of years.  She advised international and domestic life science and technology clients on corporate and commercial matters.  Her work ranged from large international mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations to venture capital transactions, start-up counseling and advising on European regulatory issues.  In 2007, Claire completed an internship with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, where her work focused on economic, social and cultural rights.  More recently, Claire was a legal intern at Kiva Microfunds, a web-based non-profit, based in San Francisco, which has funded more than US$82 million in microfinance loans to over 200,000 entrepreneurs in 48 countries.  Claire is admitted to practice law in Ireland (2004) and California (2006).

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 Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea, from Guadalajara, Mexico, earned his law degree magna cum laude from the Universidad Panamericana de Guadalajara on June 2004 and was the second of his class to be admitted to practice with the defense of his dissertation on Moral Rights pertaining to Film Authors. Simultaneously to his law studies, Rodolfo clerked for two premier boutique law firms in Mexico where he gained insight and experience in Labor and Insurance Law. Upon graduation, Rodolfo furthered specialized in Insurance Law by undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Risk Management and Insurance Law at the Universidad Panamericana (Guadalajara 2005-2006). Shortly after, Rodolfo joined Stewart Title Guadalajara as Legal Manager, becoming the youngest in staff to hold this position for Stewart Title Latin American. Mr. Rivas was an integral part in designing the legal framework for Stewart Title Latin America’s operations in Mexico. Mr. Rivas became Stewart Title Latin American’s first licensed insurance and bonds broker, as well as its first certified English-Spanish and Spanish- English translator. In 2006, Rodolfo decided to specialize in IP by pursuing the Master of Intellectual Property and Information Society Law (Magister Lvcentinvs) at the Universidad de Alicante, Spain. After successful completion of his studies and before attending Stanford’s LL.M. program in Law, Science and Technology, Rodolfo continued his specialization in IP and ADR by joining the Legal Staff at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center, Geneva, Switzerland where he administered over 250 domain name disputes, translated legal documents and participated in the e-UDRP proposal amongst other activities.

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