Rick Walker
Rick Walker, born Detroit, Michigan, admitted to bar: Michigan, 1977; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1977; Kentucky, 1991; Georgia, 2001; Admitted to United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1977; United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1977; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982; United States Supreme Court, 1988; United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2002; United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2008.
Education: University of Detroit, B.Ch.E., 1973, magna cum laude (cooperative training assignments were at an electrical/electronic device company); University of Detroit, Master of Engineering., 1973 (focus on design engineering and computer control); University of Detroit School of Law, J.D., 1976; University of Michigan, Executive Program (Business), 1991
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law; former Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of a publicly held company
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- Very active in numerous local and national business and non-profit organizations, named one of the "Latest Generation of Atlanta CEOs and Power Brokers," Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2007
- Member – American Bar Association (ABA), Sections on Business Law and Intellectual Property Law;
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- State Bars of Georgia (Sections on Business Law and Intellectual Property Law), Kentucky, and Michigan
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Board of Directors, 2007-Current, Board Governance Taskforce,
2007-Current - Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) – Admitted to Class of 2006, National Board of Directors, 2007-Current, Strategic Planning Committee, 2007, Nominating Committee, 2007, Recipient of Newcomer Award, recognizing emerging leadership, 2007, Vice President of Membership, 2008-Current, Executive Committee, 2008-Current, Finance Committee, 2008-Current
- National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) – Co-Founder of the Atlanta Chapter, Vice President and Program Chairman of the Atlanta Chapter, 1999-2001
- Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) – Corporate IP Management Committee, 2006-Current
- North Fulton Bar Association – Board of Directors, 2007-Current, President, 2010-Current
- Emory University/Georgia Tech TI:GER Program (interdisciplinary commercialization program involving PhD, MBA, and JD candidates) Member of Advisory Board
- Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
- Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association (GAMA) - Founder and Chairman
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