Prior to becoming a shareholder with TraskBritt in 1996, Mr. Turner was an associate with the firm and worked for three years in The Netherlands as in-house patent counsel for Akzo Pharma bv (now Akzo Nobel). His practice involves all areas of intellectual property law, with special emphasis on obtaining patent protection for chemical, medical, and pharmaceutical developments including developments in the areas of drugs, natural products, vaccines, biology, gene therapy, and other related inventions. Mr. Turner has participated in various litigation matters, both in the United States and Europe, has conducted various due diligence, and has extensive experience analyzing worldwide patent positions of various parties. Mr. Turner has also participated in various patent interference proceedings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and has received training in World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) mediation and arbitration.