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Our Talent

Registered patent attorneys, former federal judicial clerks, and trial litigators combining advanced scientific research backgrounds with decades of first-chair courtroom advocacy.

Partners & Practice Chairs.

Direct partner engagement on every intellectual property asset, patent filing, and courtroom trial.

Daniel Okafor

Senior Partner | Head of IP Litigation

Admitted: High Court of Australia • NY Bar

B.S. Electrical Engineering, J.D. 22+ years of first-chair trial advocacy in patent infringement, ITC Section 337 exclusion orders, and high-stakes trade secret theft injunctions.

Priya Raman, Ph.D.

Partner | Biotech & Life Sciences Chair

Admitted: High Court of Australia • USPTO

Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, LL.B. Directs therapeutic patent prosecution, mRNA/CRISPR portfolios, pharmaceutical Hatch-Waxman lifecycle strategies, and global FTO clearance.

Ethan Morales

Partner | Global Trademark Chair

Admitted: High Court of Australia • NSW

LL.M. International Commercial Law, LL.B. Directs multi-jurisdiction brand clearance, Madrid Protocol portfolios, TTAB oppositions, international licensing, and anti-counterfeiting.

Clara Whitfield

Partner | AI & Software Architecture

Admitted: California Bar • Australia

M.S. Computer Science, J.D. Specializes in generative AI patents, algorithmic defense, cloud security, and Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) emergency injunction litigation.

Technical Rigor Meets Courtroom Advocacy.

Our attorneys possess genuine domain expertise in the technologies we protect. Rather than having generalists attempt to translate complex engineering or biological discoveries, our partners speak the exact scientific language of your inventors and researchers.

When litigation arises, this deep technological mastery gives Miller & Cole trial attorneys an overwhelming advantage during claim construction hearings, expert cross-examinations, and jury presentations.

Academic & Professional Highlights

  • ✓ 100% Partner-led practice teams with advanced STEM degrees
  • ✓ Over 1,200+ patents prosecuted across US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific
  • ✓ First-chair federal jury trials and PTAB IPR proceedings
  • ✓ Recognized in Chambers Global, IAM Patent 1000, and WTR 1000

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