Fortifying the IP War Chest with Patent Automation Tools

Steve Gong is the Head of Global Patent Operations, Technology, and Tactics at Google. His team is responsible for process management, outside counsel engagement and management, technical infrastructure and tooling including building new toolings, systems, and data solutions to enable Google Global Patents to manage one of the world’s largest patent portfolios.

Steve received his Juris Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis., Bachelors in Science in Bioengineering from University of Illinois and Masters in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University.

Zach Warren is the editor-in-chief of Legaltech News, a national brand of ALM Media. In his role, Zach helps explore the intersection of law and technology, leading one of the premier outlets for legal technology news and analysis while also writing and editing both feature and daily articles for Law.com's network of magazines, including The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel.

Before LTN, Zach worked at InsideCounsel magazine and sports analytics startup numberFire. He currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has received his MBA from the University of Minnesota and undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.

Karen O. Hourigan is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s eData practice. She focuses on electronic discovery, information governance, compliance, and data privacy across practice groups within the firm, including counseling clients on preservation, collection, data processing, document review, privilege claims, and production-related strategies. Karen has more than 20 years of experience as a litigator and has been an integral team member for special master and expert witness engagements focused on ediscovery and information governance.