A Chat with Samhitha Medatia, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at FIS | Virtual Watercooler Chat Episode 18

Virtual Water Cooler Chat

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Samhitha Medatia, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for Fidelity Information Services in Atlanta, Georgia and is hosted by Sheena Yap Chan, Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author of The Tao of Self-Confidence and Asian Women Who Boss Up, and podcast host of The Tao of Self-Confidence.

Samhitha's career began at Dow Corning Ltd, where she used her chemical engineering degree and training to research and develop innovative manufacturing methods for high-purity silica. After graduating from The George Washington University Law School, she started her legal career at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, focusing on patent litigation and client counseling. Samhitha served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Now at FIS, Samhitha is a key member of an impactful global team managing the company's valuable intellectual property. In her role, she has the opportunity to leverage her technical and legal skills to craft business-savvy solutions for her clients. Samhitha serves on the executive committee of the Atlanta IP Inn of Court and is an active member of the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia (SABA-GA).

Samhitha’s family also owns Coffee Bar Atlanta.

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