Finnegan Law Firm Names Erika Harmon Arner Managing Partner (1)

Intellectual property law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner has named Erika Harmon Arner as its managing partner, effective July 1.

She succeeds Anand Sharma, who now becomes chair of the Washington-founded firm, which has 11 offices. Arner will handle day-to-day management of the firm and work with Sharma, who takes the place of former chair Mark Sweet, according to Finnegan.

Arner has led the firm’s electrical and computer technology practice group and before that was the leader of the patent office practice, according to Finnegan. She served on the firm’s management committee.

Erika Harmon Arner

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