Dority & Manning is proud to announce that principals Alan R. Marshall and J. Parks Workman were named Legal Elite of the Upstate in the area of Intellectual Property Law by Greenville Business Magazine.

Alan concentrates his practice on managing patent portfolios and related issues for corporate clients and universities. He has particular experience in various industries, including polymer processing and synthesis, metallurgy and superalloys, ceramic matrix composites, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical and genetic biochemistry, semiconductor technologies, thin film photovoltaic and LED devices, and aerospace turbomachinery. Alan also advises clients in various trademark matters and disputes.

Parks advises clients in patent issues involving a variety of technology areas, including software, graphics, data analysis and management, electrical devices, electronics, communication systems, power distribution systems, renewable energy, semiconductor processing, industrial systems, and other technologies. Parks also assists clients with complex transactions involving intellectual property issues, including the preparation and negotiation of license agreements, collaboration agreements, software development agreements, intellectual property transfers, and confidentiality agreements.

Congratulations to Alan and Parks!