ATLANTA (June 24) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that attorney Shayne O’Reilly is a 2015 recipient of the National Bar Association’s (NBA) 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates award. The honorees will be celebrated at the National Bar Association’s 40 Under 40 Awards luncheon on Thursday, July 23, during the NBA’s 90th Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA.

The awards recognize the nation’s top lawyers under 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, including in innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community involvement. An independent panel combed through a large group of nominees to select the 40 individuals to receive the prestigious awards. The final selections represent a cross-section of legal professionals, including big firm, solo and industry practitioners, government lawyers, judges, academicians, corporate counsels, young elected officials, and various other lawyers, all of whom are using their degree in innovative and community impacting ways.

Mr. O’Reilly focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property, including patent litigation, client counseling, technology transactions, strategic patent prosecution, due diligence investigations, inter and ex parte post grant matters, licensing, and other transactional work. He practices in a wide range of technologies, including computer hardware and software systems, mobile devices, telecommunications, internet related technologies, e-commerce, medical devices, and network security. Mr. O’Reilly is a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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