Ms. Dobson currently serves as Managing Attorney and Sr. Counsel of Business Expectations LLC, organized in the State of New York, United States of America, with offices in the states of New York and Louisiana, serving global and national businesses in Intellectual Property Law across the U.S., as registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Ms. Dobson is also appointed as Director of Sponsored Projects at Louisiana Tech University.
Formerly recognized with outstanding leadership as Senior Counsel with General Electric Company, Global Research, and Healthcare, Ms. Dobson has remained connected with large corporate enterprises, medical institutions, and government agencies in technology fields ranging from medical devices, healthcare digitization, software development and licensing, to inspection technologies, aviation, defense, and cybersecurity. Ms. Dobson supports business transactions, government contracts, joint developments, licensing, app development, sourcing, and acquisitions. She has facilitated investigations and compliance initiatives across functionalities including cybersecurity. Further expertise of Ms. Dobson lies in IP (patent, TM, copyright) monetization, IP strategic growth, product clearance, litigation and negotiations globally. Educational Background:
Ms. Dobson holds a BA in Biology & Health Policy from the University of Rochester; an MS in Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology from Binghamton University; and a JD specializing in Technology Commercialization & National Security from Syracuse University College of Law. She is admitted to the New York State Bar and is a registered intellectual property attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She is currently a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), and Shreveport Bar Association (SBA), including SBA’s Krewe of the Justinian