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Andrew Russell’s insights on IPDE go viral on HackerNews
Andrew post entitled "A Wild Hearing: Chief Judge Connolly Flips Over Rock, Finds Mavexar LLC Crawling Around, Controlling Patent Litigation and Giving Hapless Patent Owners Just 5-10%" becomes IP/DE's most-viewed article.
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Karen Keller and John Shaw named IAM Global Leaders 2026: Delaware
Karen and John were named as IAM Global Leaders 2026: Delaware. To qualify for inclusion as a Global Leader, attorneys must be ranked in the gold-tier of the IAM Patent 1000 and then are further selected based "on their expertise and experience related to creating, protecting, managing, transacting and enforcing critical patent rights, but also for their ability to innovate, inspire and go above and beyond to deliver value for their clients." https://www.iam-media.com/survey
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Ginnie Lynch's article, "The Patentability of De-Extinct Animals: The Not-So Dire(wolf) Truth," published in the Federal Bar Association's Younger Lawyer Division's Perspectives Newsletter
Ginnie Lynch provides a high level summary of the patentability of "de-extinct" animals, a topic which came to the forefront after Colossal Biosciences claimed to bring the dire wolf back from extinction.
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Andrew Russell speaks on artificial intelligence issues at the Federal Bar Association Delaware Chapter Bench & Bar
Andrew participated in a panel on Discovery Best Practices at the 2025 Delaware Bench and Bar, along with co-panelists Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves of the U.S. Court of International Trade, Judge John F. Murphy of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Magistrate Judge Eleanor G. Tennyson of the District of Delaware, and moderator Daniel Silver of McCarter & English, LLP
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Shaw Keller recognized in the 2026: Best Law Firms rankings. Karen Keller recognized as Best Lawyer: Litigation - Intellectual Property (Delaware)
https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/karen-e-keller/173733
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Andrew Russell speaks on artificial intelligance issues on Sedona panel
Andrew joined a panel entitled "AI & the Law in the US: Navigating Cases, Emerging Regulations, and Existing Law" at the Sedona Conference Working Group 13's midyear meeting.
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Karen Keller and Ginnie Lynch co-author ANDA Litigation, 4th Edition, Chapter 18 on Antitrust
The 4th Edition of ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators examines the intersection between the statutory and regulatory scheme governing approval of generic pharmaceuticals and U.S. patent law, this in-depth resource balances perspectives from both name-brand drug patentees and generic drug manufacturers. With a focus on current and developing law as well as practical strategies and tactics for litigation, it covers all steps in the liti
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Emily DiBenedetto collaborates with practitioners across disciplines and the country to plan the 2025 Bench and Bar Conference
The most highly attended event legal event for federal practice in the state, the Bench and Bar will feature an array of federal judges and distinguished speakers on litigation best practices and evolving judicial practices. Emily DiBenedetto is working on a four person team to prepare this conference.
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Shaw Keller is a proud sponsor once again of the Sedona Conference
https://www.thesedonaconference.org/sponsors
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Shaw Keller ranked once again by IP Stars for its 2025 rankings. Attorneys Karen Keller, Andrew Russell, Nathan Hoeschen and John Shaw ranked as Patent Stars.
https://www.ipstars.com/Firm/shaw-keller-delaware/Profile/103223#lawyers
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Emily DiBenedetto named Vice President of the Federal Bar Association Delaware Chapter on June 4, 2025
After enacting improved accounting systems and spearheading new record-keeping measures as the FBA’s Treasurer, Emily DiBenedetto has been promoted to the role of Vice President of the Delaware Chapter of the FBA.
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2025 IAM Patent 1000 calls Shaw Keller a "very strong and agile premier litigation boutique"
Quoted from IAM: Shaw Keller is a very strong and agile premier litigation boutique. The lawyers are excellent, highly sophisticated, efficient and dispense sound advice. The team are always well prepared and deftly predict how Delaware judges will respond to proposed motions or arguments.” John Shaw and Karen Keller are the stars of the show here: “John is a fantastic lawyer and a wonderful ally to have during trial. He stays calm under pressure and has an excellent substant
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Shaw Keller hosts ChIPs Network Philadelphia Chapter for “Business Etiquette 101”
Shaw Keller hosts several dozen practitioners for a live training session to polish professional presence, become more effective communicators, improve client relations and more. Karen Keller, Emily DiBenedetto and Ginnie Lynch connect with their local colleagues.
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Emily DiBenedetto attends the Federal Bar Association Leadership Summit, joining other practitioners on Capitol Hill
Emily DiBenedetto connected with leaders from other districts and judges from across the nation to discuss federal practice and the lobbying efforts surrounding the JUDGES Act.
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Andrew Russell joins the Steering Committee of the Sedona Conference's Working Group 13 on AI and the Law
Andrew has participated in AI-related groups and on panels at the Sedona conference since 2018.
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Shaw Keller hires local artist to showcase firmwide love for animals in a celebration of our pets in firm holiday card.
At Shaw Keller, our families keep us grounded, especially our pets. Our litigators do not shrink from conflict, but our holiday card shows our softer side outside the courtroom.
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Nate Hoeschen connects with scientists at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society
Nate gave a presentation on the legal dangers of presenting papers at scientific conferences at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society
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Andrew Russell moderates panel on copyright and AI at the 2024 Sedona Conference on Artificial Intelligence and IP Law
Andrew moderated a session entitled "Copyright policy and law in the age of AI."
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ChIPs showcases Emily DiBenedetto’s summary of the 2023 opening keynote: Women Making a Difference
Emily DiBenedetto summarized ChIPs Global Summit’s opening keynote, “Leading Innovation for All,” capturing comments from Katherine Minarik (Coinbase), Shira Perlmutter (U.S. Copyright Office), Rena Lee (IPOS), and Kathy Vidal (USPTO), and suggesting additional metrics needed to analyze women’s practical contributions to the IP space. (https://chipsnetwork.org/2023/11/27/chips-global-summit-shows-women-are-making-a-difference/)
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Shaw Keller hires local artist to depict historic Delaware architecture in firm holiday card.
Shaw Keller's holiday card highlights the historical significance of the firm's historic building on 1105 N. Market Street (portrayed at top right). Our building was designed by I.M. Pei, famous for designing structures all over the world (including the glass pyramid at the entrance of the Louvre in Paris).
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