Lorie Goins

John Mulgrew

Carey Jordan

Carey Jordan is a partner at Vorys and a patent veteran with two decades of experience handling patent prosecution matters, patent challenges, litigation and intellectual property counseling. Carey has dealt with the gamut of intellectual property issues facing large companies. Her forte is managing global patent portfolios efficiently and cost-effectively in alignment with clients’ business goals.  Carey leads our patent team, which includes a technically diverse team of attorneys and agents with degrees in chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biosciences, technology, etc. 

Carey led our effort to develop our unique suite of patent services called PatentlyIntegrated™. PatentlyIntegrated is a modular and flexible patenting system that can be adapted to create a unique solution for our clients.  It provides clients with real cost controls, data-based analyses, and tools to strengthen their patent portfolios for efficient patent spend management.

Carey also regularly counsels clients with respect to licensing, clearance issues and trade secret issues with respect to their global operations. She is considered by clients to be responsive, talented, and a creative out-of-the-box thinker.

Carey's personal passion is to encourage women to study science and engineering.  For example, at Clemson University, her alma mater, Carey has established a scholarship campaign to aid women studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) obtain their degrees and pursue careers in STEM or IP.

Carey received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, and her M.S. and B.S. in Chemistry from Clemson University.

Karna Nisewaner

Karna Nisewaner is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. She is responsible for Cadence worldwide legal operations, covering matters such as corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, commercial transactions, employment, export compliance, government affairs, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and stock administration. Prior to this role, she was Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Cadence where she led many key functions in the legal department.  Prior to joining Cadence in 2011, Nisewaner held in-house counsel roles at Intuit and IBM and was in private practice at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, and Dunner, LLP focused on intellectual property.  Nisewaner received her BSE in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton University and her Juris Doctor degree from UCLA Law School.

Brian Walters

Brian D. Walters serves as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for Matthews International Corporation, Pittsburgh’s oldest company in continuous operation since 1850 and operating in over 25 countries with over 12,000 employees.  During his 18-year tenure at Matthews, the Company has more than tripled in annual revenue, now producing approximately $1.8 billion in sales.   Brian has directed all legal matters for this publicly-traded corporation both nationally and internationally, as well as serving as a member of Matthews’ executive leadership team.  Mr. Walters has led over 75 domestic and foreign acquisition initiatives at Matthews, including extensive experience coordinating strategies to secure transaction approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, managing HSR filings, as well as filings with the competition authority of the European Union.