Andrew Russell will moderate a panel of legal experts at the Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Annual Meeting in Vancouver on November 5. The session will involve dialogue on AI from a legal personhood standpoint and will address both legal and policy questions concerning extending personhood status to AI. Andrew is currently a member of the Working Group 13 Steering Committee.

Karen Keller will be in New Orleans later this month participating as a dialogue leader on a panel entitled: The Intelligence is Artificial, but the Discovery Request is Real: When GenAI Use Becomes Fair Game. Per the Sedona Conference website, the panel will discuss: "GenAI tools—from public platforms in widespread use to enterprise deployments and emerging agentic systems—are generating an entirely new category of ESI, and litigants are starting to ask for it. Prompts, outp

On October 7, 2026, Karen Keller will participate on a panel entitled: "Rule 34 Possession, Custody or Control: Whose data is it anyway?" for the 23rd Annual Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute. You can register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/aca66b73-a3f6-4b95-b766-44a2bfa0cd02/websitePage:dd9ff013-6264-4efd-a58e-2e68de456f0c

Nate Hoeschen has been appointed to the Board of Editors for Delaware Lawyer magazine, which is published by the Delaware Bar Foundation. The Delaware Lawyer magazine is published yearly and focuses on substantive topics of interest to Delaware lawyers and beyond, including IP law. The Delaware Bar Foundation supports legal services to the indigent in Delaware.

Karen Keller, Andrew Russell and Nathan Hoeschen have been recognized by Managing IP as Patent Stars in both Delaware and Nationally (US) for 2026. Shaw Keller was also recognized as a "Recommended" Firm by Managing IP. You can view the rankings here: https://www.ipstars.com/Firm/shaw-keller/Profile/103223#lawyers

Karen Keller has been invited to serve as a member of the drafting team for the Sedona Conference's new Commentary on the Discoverability of Generative AI Information. The committee will address how existing legal frameworks under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure apply to GenAI information, as well as best practices for the identification, preservation, collection, and production of such information.

Shaw Keller, along with attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, succeeded in helping non-profit news source ProPublica unseal various court records from litigation in Delaware's Court of Chancery related to Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Attorneys Karen Keller and Ginnie Lynch assisted with motion practice in the Court of Chancery and then the Delaware Supreme Court appeal. A copy of the ProPublica article can be found here: https://www.propublica.org/a

Partners and co-founders of Shaw Keller LLP, Karen Keller & John Shaw, were recognized as "recommended" by this year's Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who). Lexology recognizes individuals for recommended status that are considered leaders in their field. Fewer than 50% of individuals considered are selected for inclusion.

Karen Keller elected to PSU Board of Trustees

Ginnie Lynch admitted to New York Bar!

In an exclusive tour, Emily DiBenedetto joins the Federal Bar Association IP Section for a discussion on ITC best practices with sitting judges in DC.

Ginnie Lynch assisted in coordinating a webinar titled Addressing Ambush Marketing at Major Sporting Events: World Cup, Super Bowl, Olympics. Strategy, Enforcement, and Practical Considerations. She recruited a speaker, helped plan the topic and questions for the panelists, and aided in ensuring the webinar runs smoothly on March 17, 2026.

Karen joined fellow ChIPsters to help craft and put on a program for junior partners and senior associates to practice a mock pitch and receive feedback from actual in house counsel.

The Anderl Act is a nonpartisan bill intended to request continued funding so state and local governments may continue removing personal information about federal judges and their families from their databases and websites. The bill is named for Daniel Anderl, son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas of New Jersey, who was fatally shot in July 2020 and his father, Mark Salas, was critically wounded when a former litigant came to the family’s home posing as a deliveryman. As Na

The IPOwners Spring Summit is a conference designed for mid to senior IP attorneys with topics directly relevant to in-house attorneys while providing outside counsel information that will enhance relationship building and productivity with their corporate clients.

Emily DiBenedetto was appointed to the office of National Delegate, tasked with representing the Delaware Chapter in National Council Meetings of the Federal Bar Association during 2026.

The Summit is designed exclusively for FBA leaders to amplify their impact.  The Leadership Summit offers engaging sessions and practical workshops while building in dedicated time for networking to develop national personal and professional relationships.

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