Gaston Kroub | Kroub, Silbersher & Kolmykov PLLC

Gaston Kroub is a Founding Partner of Kroub Silbersher & Kolmykov PLLC (“KSK”), a boutique IP litigation firm headqartered in NYC, as well as Markman Advisors LLC (“MA”), a leading patent-focused consultancy for the investment community. Prior to founding MA and KSK in 2013, Mr. Kroub was an IP litigation partner at two large international law firms. He has been listed for IP Litigation by Super Lawyer magazine in New York for ten straight years, as well as by IAM in the IAM Strategy 300 with his partners every year since 2017. In addition, Mr. Kroub writes a well-read column on IP issues for AbovetheLaw.com and speaks and writes on numerous issues related to IP practice. Mr. Kroub received his JD from the Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University with a concentration in IP and Media Law and his BA in History/Pre-Med from New York University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

I. What qualities do law firm partners look for in associates | 11:00am – 11:30am

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