Alexis N. Simpson

Associate
404-645-7726
asimpson@m2IPlaw.com

Ms. Simpson focuses her practice on domestic and foreign patent prosecution in the chemical, pharmaceutical and semiconductor fields. She assists in intellectual property litigation and opinion work.

Ms. Simpson previously was an associate at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law.

She has a B.S. degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Ms. Simpson does pro bono work for various organizations in the metro Atlanta area, including educational neglect cases for the Truancy Intervention Project of Georgia and court-annexed mediation for landlord-tenant disputes in the Fulton County Municipal Court.

Awards and Activities
Atlanta IP American Inn of Court, Associate – 2010-2012
Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court, Pupil – 2008-2009
AIPLA Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition Problem Statement Writer

Georgia State College of Law:
Law Review Editor and Board Member
Moot Court Board Member and National Finalist in the Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition
CALI Award – highest grade for nine classes
Litigation Honors Recipient
ALI/ABA Award for Scholarship and Leadership
Outer Barristers Guild Award Winner
Intellectual Property Law Scholarship Recipient
Vice President of Intellectual Property Law Society (elected)

Georgia Tech:
Awarded 2^nd place for Engineering Excellence by Intel
Debate Team President and Policy Debate Team Captain
Chess Team National Chess Competitors (ranked in top five female players in Georgia for six years)
Varsity Women’s Crew Team
Women’s Soccer Team

Prior Experience
Finnegan, Chemical/Metallurgical Patent Practice Group – Associate, Student Associate, Summer Associate

Select Publications
"The Evolution of Intent: A Review of Patent Law Cases Invoking the Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct from Precision to Exergen," University of Dayton Law Review, 2010, (coauthor).
"The Monster in the Closet: Declawing the Inequitable Conduct Beast in the Attorney-Client Privilege Arena," Georgia State University Law Review, 2009.
"Inequitable Conduct and Attorney-Client Privilege," Prepared for Georgia State Law, Advanced Legal Research course, 2009.
"HB 1281, Water Resources," Georgia State University Law Review, 2008, (coauthor).
"A Retrospective of the Federal Circuit’s First 25 Years," Intellectual Property Law Newsletter, Summer 2007, (assistant writer).

Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Young Lawyers Division)
Intellectual Property Law Society
American Bar Association
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineers