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Attorney Kevin Christopher Invited to World Economic Forum’s Crypto Sustainability Coalition
On September 21st, attorney Kevin Christopher attended the World Economic Forum in New York during global climate week as an invited member of the World Economic Forum's new Crypto Sustainability…
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Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher to Present at Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (CITY)
Rockridge® attorney Kevin Christopher will be presenting today at Yale Tsai CITY on Nuts and Bolts of Building a Venture. Kevin's discussion will include example case studies, types of business…
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Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher to Speak at HudsonAlpha’s April Seminar
Rockridge® attorney Kevin Christopher will be speaking at HudsonAlpha's April Seminar on April 7th, 2022. Kevin's talk covers a range of important ESG trends for the life science industry, including…
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Rockridge® Attorney Violaine Panasci to Speak on Fashion Brands at the Chattanooga Fashion Expo
The Chattanooga Fashion Expo is a cutting-edge fashion event in Chattanooga, Tennessee launching November 18-20, 2021. Violaine Panasci is to hold a discussion on the topic "What to Know Before…
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Rockridge® to Attend the Huntsville-Redstone Arsenal Event
Rockridge® attorney Kevin Christopher and Director of Operations Leanne Walker to attend the Huntsville-Redstone Arsenal Small Business Contracting Conference and Expo event on October 28th, 2021. Rockridge® team will hold…
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Rockridge® Attorney Violaine Panasci to Speak on Cannabis Regulation at Startup Week
The Company Lab (CO.LAB) presents Chattanooga's Startup Week. Startup Week is Chattanooga's premier entrepreneurship and innovation-focused event. It is a free week long event starting the week of October 18th…
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Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher Selected as 2021 Super Lawyers
Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher Selected as 2021 MidSouth Super Lawyers. Christopher's selection to MidSouth Super Lawyers under the 'Intellectual Property' category. Christopher is a registered patent attorney and corporate practitioner.…
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Rockridge® Selected as UC Venture Catalyst Partner, Launches First Startup out of UC Davis
As a partner of UC Venture Catalyst, Rockridge® launched first startup out of UC Davis: Kobin, LLC as a Delaware Benefit LLC. Kobin, LLC will use technology developed at UC…
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Rockridge® Sponsors Mayhem Mission at Legends of the Falls
On October 2rd, Mayhem Missions presented the event Legends of the Falls at Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden, Alabama. Leanne Walker, Director of Operations at Rockridge®, lead the volunteer efforts…
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Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher to Serve as National Science Foundation Advisor for Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2)
Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher to serve as an advisor for the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2) at National Science Foundation (NSF). CB2 is a collaborative research center housed at the…
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Rockridge® Attorney Kevin Christopher Named a 2050 Fellow at the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY)
Principal Kevin Christopher has been named a 2050 Fellow under the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY). Christopher's participation is centered on the belief that business can help…
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Rockridge® Continues its support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RadX Program
Rockridge® continues its support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RadX Program. Rockridge Venture Law® patent attorney Kevin Christopher and patent agent Andrew Lerner have been continued faculty members…
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Rockridge Venture Law® Recognized as a ‘Best for the World’ B Corp for the Third Consecutive Year
Rockridge® has been recognized as best in class among the 4,000 global Certified B Corp companies. Rockridge is a corporate, intellectual property and data privacy firm with a triple-bottom-line business…
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RVL® Attorney Violaine Panasci Certified as Information Privacy Professional
Rockridge Venture Law® attorney Violaine Panasci recently earned the CIPP/US certification, the global industry standard for data privacy professionals, to become a Certified Information Privacy Professional. The CIPP/US designation is…
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RVL® Patent Agent Andrew Lerner Featured on Raleigh Founded Podcast
RVL® Patent Agent Andrew Lerner was recently featured on Raleigh Founded's podcast Founded Connect. In the episode, Andrew discusses his wide-ranging educational, military, and professional background, his passion for entrepreneurship and…
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RVL® Founder Kevin Christopher Leads Workshop on IP for Scientists for UC Berkeley Entrepreneur Program
Attorney Kevin Christopher will present at the Berkeley Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Program's (BPEP) Spring 2021 workshop series on "Intellectual Property (IP) for Scientists: Basics of IP, Licensing, Building IP after Licensing…
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RVL® Attorney Violaine Panasci Joins Board of Tennessee FACC
Violaine Panasci - Brand, Data Privacy and Regulatory Attorney at Rockridge Venture Law® RVL® is proud to announce that attorney Violaine Panasci has joined the Tennessee French-American Chamber of Commerce as…
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RVL® Attorney Kevin Christopher Leads Yale Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship Cohort as Legal Advisor
RVL® attorney Kevin Christopher will lead Yale Tsai CITY’s 2021 Summer Fellowship cohort as a legal advisor. As an advisor, Kevin will provide direct mentorship, feedback, and workshops to student…
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RVL® Partners with Sente Foundry for Circular Economy Accelerator Program
Rockridge Venture Law® is proud to partner with Chicago-based Sente Foundry to support their upcoming accelerator program Industry 5.0: The Industrial Circular Economy. Cohort applications for the accelerator are now…
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RVL® Presents on Startup Fundraising with Impact Hub New York
Rockridge Venture Law® is honored to partner with Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area to support their Blueprint 2021: Impact Fellowship program. On Tuesday, April 6th, Rockridge® team members Kevin Christopher…
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Rockridge Venture Law® Partners with Amplify Louisville to Present on IP 101 for Startups
On February 4th, 2021, in collaboration with Amplify Louisville, Rockridge Venture Law® hosted a virtual workshop on IP 101 for Startups. The presentation by Kevin Christopher and Lauren Hughes provided an…
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Rockridge Venture Law® named to Real Leaders 150 Top Impact Companies of 2021
Rockridge Venture Law® is honored to be named a 2021 Real Leaders “Top Impact Company,” ranking in the top 150 companies from around the world that are using business…
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RVL® Partners with Launch Tennessee to Present on SBIR Federal Grants
On December 15th, in collaboration with Launch Tennessee, Rockridge Venture Law® hosted a virtual workshop on The Nuts and Bolts of SBIR: From an SBIR Application Reviewer. Federal SBIR/STTR programs award…
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RVL® Attorneys Kevin Christopher and Shayn Fernandez Officially Licensed as Tennessee Athlete Agents
Meet some of Tennessee's newest licensed athlete agents in their matching Crossfit Mayhem gear: RVL® attorneys Kevin Christopher (second from left) and Shayn Fernandez (far right). After representing professional athletes…
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RVL® Patents Industry-Leading COVID-19 Face Shield
Earlier this year, RVL® helped Southern Champion Tray patent their industry-leading COVID-19 face shield, U.S. Patent No. D899,002. In mid-April 2020, Southern Champion Tray, a Chattanooga-based manufacturer, began manufacturing their patented…
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RVL® Founder Kevin Christopher Featured in Corporate Social Responsibility Spotlight
On October 28, 2020, RVL® founder Kevin Christopher was featured in New York-based Be Social Change's Corporate Social Responsibility Spotlight. The interactive panel and spotlight brought together CSR and Business for…
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RVL® Supports Chattanooga Startup Week with Three Attorney Presentations
Rockridge Venture Law will be taking the (virtual) stage at Startup Week Chattanooga (October 19-23) this year with three attorney presentations. Powered by Co. Lab, Startup Week is a celebration…
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RVL® Launches Corporate Practice Division
RVL® Launches Corporate Practice Division Rockridge Venture Law® is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Shayn Fernandez to lead its corporate team. Shayn brings to RVL® seed-to-sale corporate experience,…
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RVL® Joins Steering Committee of Highlands Economic Partnership
Rockridge Venture Law® has joined the Steering Committee of the Cookeville-based Highlands Economic Partnership as a Platinum Level investor. Rockridge is proud to support the outstanding work of the HEP…
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Rockridge Venture Law® Joins Jackson Chamber of Commerce, Launches Office
Rockridge Venture Law® is pleased to announce that it has joined the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and established a satellite office at TheCo. Jackson and its surrounding region features a…
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RVL® Files Amicus Brief in the Federal Circuit Advocating for Important Patent Litigation Standard
Rockridge Venture Law® attorneys Kevin Christopher and Jerry Canada have filed an amicus curiae brief before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in the case VoIP-Pal.com v. Twitter, Inc., et…
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RVL® Helps National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fast-Track COVID-19 Diagnostic Technologies
Rockridge Venture Law® patent attorney Kevin Christopher and patent agent Andrew Lerner have been appointed as faculty members to the newly launched NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program. RADx…
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RVL® Attorney Kevin Christopher Named Super Lawyer
RVL® Attorney Kevin Christopher Named Rising Star by Super Lawyers Kevin Christopher has been selected to the 2019 Mid-South Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service…
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RVL® Attorney Lauren Hughes Named Board Member to Tennessee Women’s Theater Project
RVL® Attorney Lauren Hughes Named Board Member to Tennessee Women’s Theater Project Rockridge Venture Law® congratulates attorney Lauren Hughes on being named board member to Tennessee Women’s Theater Project (TWTP).…
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RVL® Attorney Kevin Christopher Appointed by Governor Bill Lee to the Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission
RVL® Attorney Kevin Christopher Appointed by Governor Bill Lee to the Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission Governor Bill Lee has appointed Rockridge Venture Law® attorney Kevin Christopher to the Great Smoky…
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