Anand Sharma currently serves as Chair of Finnegan, one of the largest IP law firms in the world. Anand works in all areas of patent law, from litigation in U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission to strategic client counseling at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Anand is a first-chair litigator, with experience in jury and bench trials. He has examined dozens of witnesses at trial, argued key motions, and successfully led clients through complex settlement negotiations and numerous mediations. A former NASA software engineer, he comfortably handles complex technologies, ranging from data storage and software solutions to industrial manufacturing and consumer electronics. Anand has held several leadership and management roles at the firm, including firmwide Managing Partner, Mechanical Practice Group Lead, and as Finnegan's first chair of its Diversity Committee over fifteen years ago.