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Client Choice Awards 2015 – Congratulations Jeff Wilson!

We wish to congratulate Jeff Wilson for winning the 2015 Client Choice Award this past February! His hard work and input from well-served clients contributed towards his nomination and selection.

See the press release for this event below:

London, United Kingdom – The winners of the 2015 Client Choice awards were announced on February 26.

Established in 2005, the Client Choice awards recognize those partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client service they provide. The criteria for the awards focus on the ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond other players in the market. Uniquely, these awards survey senior corporate counsel only, with this year’s winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments.

The Client Choice website is a fully searchable online resource and includes quotes from satisfied customers in the “What clients said” section. Our extensive research has been specially designed to assist clients in finding the best lawyers for client service worldwide and facilitate referrals between client service-focused law firms.

Client Choice Awards 2015

This year, Client Choice recognizes 414 winners across 68 jurisdictions worldwide. Client Choice also recognizes winners at state and province level in the United States and Canada. This year, 187 winners across 37 US states and four Canadian provinces have been recognized.

To view all 2015 winners, please visit www.ClientChoice.com

JWTH Welcomes Matthew E. Browning

We are pleased to introduce our newest associate – Matthew E. Browning.

Matthew earned his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Mr. Browning worked for several years as a systems engineer before attending law school. Mr. Browning is admitted to the bars of California and Texas, and he is registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Mr. Browning provides experience with respect to patent preparation and prosecution before both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices. His experience further includes patent litigation experience, opinion work, due diligence studies, and client counseling in the strategic development of patent portfolios. Mr. Browning offers technical experience in computer science, including search engines, cloud computing, encryption, and scientific visualization; electrical engineering, including semiconductor devices and processes, robotics, processor and memory architectures, optics and lasers, and communications devices; and clean technology including battery systems, wind power systems, electric motors, smart meters and other grid technology, and bicycles.

Email address for Mr. Browning is mbrowning@jwth.com

JWTH to sponsor “Ask a VC Triangle” TechBreakfast

We’re happy to announce our sponsorship of the “Ask a VC” Durham TechBreakfast event this June!

This will be a rare opportunity come out and meet with venture capitalists and other investors in an open format. You’ll have the chance to learn what investors are looking for during pitches, what being a VC entails, and much more.

Come with questions, as you’ll get an opportunity to speak directly with investors during two panel discussions on venture capitalism and investing, as well as two lightning rounds. Later, you’ll also get the opportunity to speak to investors one-on-one.

Sign up for the “Ask a VC Triangle” TechBreakfast event here.

  • Date: Friday, June 19th 2015
  • Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Location: Research Triangle Park HQ
    12 Davis Drive
    Durham, NC 27707

Learn more about the TechBreakfast group via their Facebook page, Meetup group, or Twitter feed.

We hope to see you out there!

McKinney signs eight bands for the 2014 Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands benefiting Urban Ministries of Durham

UMD vows to sell out VIP tables that get rock lovers closest to the action

Durham, NC (August 14, 2014) — Eight Triangle companies will fight to end homelessness through rock ‘n’ roll at the 2014 Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands. The event brings Durham together for a night of music that raises money for a different local charity each year. Hosted by McKinney, the Battle will take place on the American Tobacco Campus lawn on Saturday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m. and will benefit Urban Ministries of Durham, the city’s premiere emergency services organization that provides food, shelter and a future to neighbors in need. The event will include band performances by the following Triangle companies:

Bank of North Carolina – Cardinal Rule

Cormetech – CleanAirCats

Deep South Entertainment – The Deep South All-Stars Elster Solutions – Killa Wattz

Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt – Joint Venture McKinney – Blackwell

SunTrust – The Shine

United Therapeutics – The Unitherians

Organizations and individuals who want front-row Battle seats can purchase VIP tables. Each table includes 10 seats near the stage and an exclusive Battle experience. Anyone who reserves a table also has the convenience of purchasing food ahead of time to be served during the event.

“Our VIP tables are not only the best seats to take in our Battle competition,” said McKinney Chief Operating Officer Joni Madison, “they are also a great way to make a meaningful donation to the critical work of Urban Ministries of Durham.”

Since the first Battle in 2006, the event has netted more than $650,000 for local charities and has become Durham’s most anticipated night of rock ‘n’ roll. This year’s exclusive presenting sponsor is Nationwide Insurance. Gold sponsors are American Tobacco Campus, McKinney, Triangle Business Journal, Capital Broadcasting Company and The Herald-Sun. Silver sponsors are RTI International, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, United Therapeutics, Durham Performing Arts Center, Olive & Olive, P.A., and Prologue Games. Bronze sponsors are Durham Magazine, Universal Meeting Management, Inc., Plan 365, Inc., Alliance Architecture, Atlas Stageworks, Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, JJ Froehlich, Durham Bulls and Merge Records.

The rain date for the event is Sunday, September 21. To reserve a VIP table, complete a purchase form. For more information on the Battle, this year’s bands and general admission tickets, visit trianglebattle.com.

About McKinney

Founded in 1969, McKinney’s mission is to help our clients by creating big ideas that grab people emotionally and change the way they think, feel and behave. McKinney is recognized for having one of the most innovative business models in the industry focused on delivering creativity that the influences the world. The agency has been honored by the industry’s most prestigious award shows, including the Cannes Lions, the Effies, the One Show and the One Show Interactive, and the IAB MIXX Awards (including two Best in Show). McKinney has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media by Advertising Age and one of a handful of agencies setting the standard for creativity by One Magazine. The agency’s clients include Sherwin-Williams, Nationwide, Nationwide Financial, Travelocity, Samsung, Mentos, World of Coca-Cola, ESPN, Mizuno USA, Hankook, Gold’s Gym, CenturyLink, Dognition, Big Boss Brewing and Urban Ministries of Durham. McKinney is part of Cheil Worldwide, one of the world’s leading marketing communications networks with 59 offices in 37 countries. One agency with two doors, McKinney has offices in both Durham, North Carolina, and New York. To learn more, visit mckinney.com and follow @mckinney.

About Urban Ministries of Durham

Urban Ministries of Durham offers food, shelter and a future to poor and homeless neighbors, helping end homelessness for 289 people in a single year. The Community Shelter offers case management and welcomes about 140 homeless neighbors every night, with 80 beds for men, 26 beds for women and nine family rooms. UMD’s Community Café serves some 600 meals a day, donated and prepared largely by community volunteers. The Clothing Closet and Food Pantry help over 450 households per month, on average. To learn more, visit www.umdurham.org.

Contact:

Janet Northen
McKinney
Director of Agency Communications 919.313.4062

janet.northen@mckinney.com
@jnorthen

Bands Press Release PDF

Announcing a special recognition appearing in the March, 2014 issue of Intellectual Property Today

Announcing a special recognition appearing in the March, 2013 issue of Intellectual Property Today published by Omega Communications Inc.. Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. was selected for the following honor: “Top Patent Firms”

Following the publication of Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.‘s selection for Intellectual Property Today‘s Top Patent Firms list, American Registry seconded the honor and added Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. to the “Registry of Business Excellence™”.

 

 

Client Choice Awards 2014 Winners Announced

The winners of the Client Choice awards 2014 have now been chosen and we are honored to announce that Jeffrey Wilson the exclusive winner of the Intellectual Property – Patents category for North Carolina.

Unlike other awards, you can only be nominated for the Client Choice awards program by corporate counsel, and this year CCA received over 2,000 nominations. Having now completed the research, CCA research team has found Mr. Wilson to be a worthy winner based on excellent reviews from his clients.

 

Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt was successfully chosen as the winner of the 2014 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award

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Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt was successfully chosen as the  winner of the 2014 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award for the following category:

‘IP Lawyer of the Year in North Carolina’

The Corporate INTL Legal Awards recognize leading firms in their chosen specialism and reward excellence not only in expertise but also in service. The winners of the awards are decided by a panel of respected professionals including Senior Partners of global law firms and Chief Executives of international businesses. 

Since 2005 Corporate INTL has been leading the way connecting business leaders, financiers and advisers around the world.

Martindale-Hubbell® has confirmed that attorney Jeffrey L. Wilson still maintains the AV Preeminent Rating

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Martindale-Hubbell® has confirmed that attorney Jeffrey L. Wilson still maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability, even after first achieving this rating in 2002. For more than 130 years, lawyers have relied on the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating while searching for their own expert attorneys. Now anyone can make use of this trusted rating by looking up a lawyer’s rating on Lawyers.com or martindale.com. The Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® rating is the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability.This rating represents the pinnacle of professional excellence. It is achieved only after an attorney has been reviewed and recommended by their peers – members of the bar and the judiciary. Congratulations go to Jeffrey L. Wilson who has achieved the AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®.