Tina uses her creativity and critical analytical skills to create an intellectual property strategy to protect her clients’ most important tangible assets, their hard-earned inventions and trade secrets, as well as to elevate their brands, increase their profit margins, and shield their business assets from competitors in the market.
She represents clients in a large range of technology areas, including chemical, material, life science, mechanical, aerospace, and semiconductor technologies, including those within batteries, as well as water treatment, fibers and textiles, pharmaceuticals, apparel, consumer products, nutritional supplements, food and beverage, and construction.
With a Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry, Tina is technologically savvy and leverages such knowledge to effectively connect with scientists and engineers to guide their technology development and inventions to maintain a competitive advantage in the market. Tina not only drafts, prosecutes and manages patent application portfolios around the globe, she is skilled at educating her clients’ teams, management, and stakeholders on the value of intellectual property to the success of their businesses. She is also creative in her approach to persevering to protect her clients’ tangible intellectual property assets when competitors challenge their hard-earned rights.
Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Tina practiced at a large intellectual property boutique law firm in Atlanta. She has a passion for community outreach and leadership, values long-term relationships with her clients, and loves to use her large network to help others achieve their own professional goals.
Professional and Community Involvement
Immediate-past president, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Georgia Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession
Co-vice chair, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Trade Secret Committee
Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
Previous member, Law360 Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board
Previous co-vice chair, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Leadership Development Committee
Previous chair, Intellectual Property Education Foundation (IPOEF) Employ & Encourage Committee
Previous co-chair, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Women’s Leadership Development Committee
Honors
Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2024
Lawyers of Color Wonderful Women List, 2023
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, U.S. News, 2021-2022
World IP Review, Elite Leader, 2022
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Biotechnology Law, 2015
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Patent Drafting and Prosecution, 2014
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy II, 2013
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy I, 2012