Rudy Hill is a partner of litigation and intellectual property practice groups at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. He completed his JD at the University of Alabama School of Law. Rudy handles matters at both trial and appellate levels. He has first-chaired jury trials at the trial level in both federal and state courts. He uses his technical background in mechanical engineering and his registration as a patent attorney to aid in his representation of clients within these fields. The Intellectual Property Practice Group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP demonstrates the skills and tenacity needed to protect and defend the valuable IP rights of their clients. Including more than 20 licensed patent attorneys, their practice offers a full range of services to protect and enforce the intellectual property rights of businesses across an array of sectors. They help companies guard their critical market share and positioning by acquiring trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

Maynard Cooper & Gale is a nationally recognized law firm with more than 300 attorneys. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, the firm has offices spanning the state from Huntsville to the port city of Mobile, as well as growing practices in Miami, Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The lawyers in the Montgomery office of Maynard Cooper have vast experience in Government and Regulatory Affairs, Economic Development and Incentives, Public Finance, and more. Maynard Cooper & Gale's nationwide IP litigation team, including leading patent litigators, has successfully handled high-profile disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets across various industries and technologies. They have tried significant patent litigation matters in federal court and proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including challenges under the America Invents Act.

Adams and Reese LLP is a multidisciplinary law firm in Montgomery, Alabama. The firm serves its clients through solid legal counsel and advocacy that always aligns with their goals and interests. The patent team members at Adams and Reese LLP focus on adding value to each client’s business, whether global or U.S.-based. They can meaningfully apply their advanced scientific degrees and engineering experience to protect and commercialize each client’s technology effectively. They represent a large multinational oilfield services company that operates under a patient-driven business model. Their IP lawyers regularly counsel large multinational corporations, growing mid-size companies, and early-stage start-ups in industries involving a wide range of technologies. They also advise clients in other jurisdictions, obtaining and enforcing patent rights in South America, Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.