By Tanner Murray. Tanner is a 2L at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, as well as a McCarthy Institute Fellow. The ongoing litigation between Corteva Agriscience LLC and Inari Agriculture, Inc. illustrates the tension among the fields of patent law, plant variety protection, and international biotechnical competition as they converge in […]

By Benjamin Alto. Benjamin Alto is a 3L Juris Doctorate candidate at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University with a focus on Intellectual Property law. He currently serves as a McCarthy Institute Fellow starting in 2023. Ben brings a background in patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, having worked with the Lisa […]

By Lesley Forst Michalegko. Lesley Forst Michalegko is a 3L JD candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is interested in data, privacy, biotechnology and health law. During her time in law school Lesley served as a Law, Science and Innovation Scholar and a McCarthy Fellow. Lesley has […]

By Eunmi Kang. Eunmi is a second year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She graduated from law school in Korea before moving to the United States. Previously, she worked at the Human Rights Commissioner’s Office in South Korea, working with foreign clients. She is a Fellow of the McCarthy Institute […]

By Shannon Kavanagh. Shannon is a 2L J.D. Candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is an honors graduate of Penn State University and the Bellisario College of Communications with a degree in print and digital journalism and a minor in women, gender and sexuality studies.  She is a […]