Areas of Practice

Lawyers for the University

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Kelly Curran (OCA), Patrick Egan and Wendy White

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Sean Burke, Jennifer Feldman, Brenda Fraser, David Kahn and Denene Wambach

GOVERNANCE

Wendy White

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

David Kahn, Michael Hartman

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & RESEARCH

Robert Terrell, Denene Wambach, and Christine Weller  
Kate Donohue, Nina Burnaford, Katherine ("Kat") Fibiger and Elizabeth Featherman (PCI); Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias and Kathleen Chen (Abramson Cancer Center); Rod Herrell (Gene Therapy Program); Donya Short (OCR/PSOM) 

INVESTMENTS

Herbie Bohnet   

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Sean Burke and Jennifer Feldman;
Helen Logan (Sr. Litigation Services Administrator)

PENN LIBRARIES

No attorneys at this time.

REAL ESTATE & COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Melissa Brown and Ira Kauderwood (FRES); 
Jerome Smalls (Real Estate Services Administrator)

RESEARCH COMPLIANCE

Patrick Egan (Office of the Vice Provost for Research) and Donya Short (OCR/PSOM) 

STUDENT, FACULTY  & GENERAL UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

Brenda Fraser, Denene Wambach and Wendy White;
Helen Logan (Sr. Litigation Services Administrator)

TAX, BENEFITS & DEVELOPMENT

Karin Kinney, James Damon and Marcie L. H. Merz (Gift Planning); Helen Logan (Sr. Litigation Services Administrator)

WHARTON

Jason ("Jay") Canavan and Jake Schneider

Lawyers for Penn Medicine

CLAIMS & RISK MANAGEMENT

Mary Ellen Nepps, Holli Sands Arrison, Jennifer Prettyman Reno, and Joseph Conroy, Nancy VanTrieste (Claims Administrator,) Sandra Campbell, Patricia Colonna (Paralegals)

COMPLIANCE

Lee Dobkin

CONFLICT OF INTEREST SOM

Kelly Curran (OCA) and Lee Dobkin

CONTRACTS & HOSPITAL OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Betty Adler, Aliza Schwartzman, Kristine Pyzyna, Cathy Lourenco, and Krystyna Dereszowska
Kimberly Charlier (Sr. Board and Contract Administrator,) Paula Turse, Joi Little, Gelena Tarnapolsky and Hanna Smal (Contract Administrators,) MaryAnn Davies (PennTract Administrator)

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Sean Burke, Jennifer Feldman, David Kahn and Denene Wambach

GOVERNANCE

Betty Adler

HEALTH CARE TRANSACTIONS    

Cathy Lourenco, Krystyna Dereszowska, Kyle Jorstad (Health Law Fellow) and Michael Hartman

INFORMATION PRIVACY & SECURITY, MARKETING

Aliza Schwartzman

INNOVATION

David Kahn, Michael Hartman

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & RESEARCH

Robert Terrell, Denene Wambach and Christine Weller  
Kate Donohue, Nina Burnaford, Katherine ("Kat") Fibiger and Elizabeth Featherman (PCI); Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias and Kathleen Chen (Abramson Cancer Center); Michael Hartman

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Sean Burke and Jennifer Feldman; 
Helen Logan (Sr. Litigation Services Administrator)

REAL ESTATE & COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Melissa Brown, Kristine Pyzyna and Ira Kauderwood (FRES); Jerome Smalls (Real Estate Services Administrator)

REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Betty Adler, Kristine Pyzyna, and Krystyna Dereszowska

RESEARCH COMPLIANCE

Patrick Egan (Office of the Vice Provost for Research)

TAX, BENEFITS & DEVELOPMENT

Karin Kinney, James Damon and Marcie L. H. Merz (Gift Planning); Helen Logan (Sr. Litigation Services Administrator)