William W. Cochran Cochran II

Background

II, William W. Cochran was born on April 23, 1947 in Bethesda, Maryland. Son of Samuel William and Margaret Sara (Baker) C.

Education

Colorado State University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1969). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1974).

Career

Worked at Holland & Hart LLP (Denver, Colorado) specializing in Advanced Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation (Trials and Appeals), Construction, Corporate Finance, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Healthcare and Hospitals, Intellectual Property, International, Labor/Employment and Employee Benefits, Legislative, Oil/Gas and Minerals, Patents, Product Liability/Torts and Insurance, Project Finance, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Water, White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1974, District of Columbia. 1978, Colorado; registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office. Sigma Tau; Eta Kappa Nu. Tau Beta Pi. Speaker, Denver Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, 1985—.

Patent Examiner, United States. Patent Office, 1969-1972. Patent Attorney, Office of Naval Research, 1972-1976.

Senior Attorney, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1976-1982. Associate: Klaas & Law, 1982-1984. Burton & Dorr, 1984-1986.

Member: Denver and Boulder Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law). Colorado Bar Association (Chairman, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1992-1993).

American Intellectual Property Law Association. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Holland & Hart regularly helps companies from around the world with investments and business transactions both inside and outside of the United States, including mergers and acquisitions, natural resources development and financing, telecommunications, technology transfers, export sales, imports, protection of intellectual property, multinational financing, foreign investment law, joint ventures, immigration and tax matters.

Areas of International Service include: foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, multinational joint ventures, licensing and technology transfer, commercial representation (agents and distributors), patent, trademark and copyright protection, export and re-export controls, direct investment, tariff and customs matters, immigration, international tax advice, international financing and Euro-currency lending, agricultural exports and international estate and financial planning. The firm is also well known for its expertise in arbitration, negotiation, dispute resolution and litigation.

Achievements

• Bar: District of Columbia 1975, Colorado 1983, United States District Court Colorado, United States Court Appeals (Federal circuit), United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Membership

President board directors Family Young Men’s Christian Association, Los Alamos, 1980-1981. Board directors Pajarito Ski Area, Los Alamos, 1979-1980. Member American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association (subcommittee chairman since 1984, member harmonization committee since 1989, chairman subcommittee on technical and business development 1992-1994), Colorado Bar Association (chairman patent, trademark, copyright section 1992-1993), Professional Ski Instrs.

Association (certified), Dolly Madison Club (vice president since 1980, Golden award 1983), Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: private pilot, scuba diving, coaching baseball, football and icehockey.

Connections

Married Bonnie Sue Covington, November 1, 1969. Children: Christen M., Bridget A., William H.

Father:

Samuel William C.

Mother:

Margaret Sara (Baker) C.

Spouse:

Bonnie Sue Covington

child:

William H. II

child:

Christen M. II

child:

Bridget A. II