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William H.

Quirk, IV
508 Garraty Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209
210/240-9881 (Mobile)
wqb9159c@westpost.net
Selected by peers as one of San Antonio's best corporate lawyers while Associate
General Counsel for Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Will Quirk is gifted in strategical
ly managing the legal affairs of technology development enterprises, with streng
ths in developing and managing intellectual property portfolios that are vital t
o overall enterprise success as well as in securing favorable regulatory treatme
nt for commercialization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
TUGGEY ROSENTHAL PAUERSTEIN SANDOLOSKI AGATHER, San Antonio, TX (2 years)
TRPSA is a premier business law firm with strong lobbying roots. As a partner o
f the firm and as head of the intellectual property group, Mr. Quirk continues t
o serve the needs of a wide variety of software, electronics, telecom, bio and m
edical device clients in intellectual property, regulatory affairs, and transact
ional matters.
VITAL NEEDS INTERNATIONAL, L.P. (& affiliates), San Antonio, Texas (3 years)
Vital Needs is a privately-held developer of technologies from birth of concept
through production and commercialization by licensees or acquisition partners; a
ffiliates have provided technology management services for a range of other deve
lopment enterprises.
General Counsel, late 2006 to January, 2010
* Directed all legal affairs for development, promotion, licensing and sale of t
echnology groupings across multiple marketplaces.
* Principal transaction negotiator, deal architect, risk manager, and investor r
elations specialist.
* Adeptly manages numerous intellectual property portfolios across various techn
ology sectors.
* Strategic consulting for affiliate customers, including developing intellectua
l property & regulatory strategies, establishing related business infrastructure
, and facilitating all legal aspects of growing technology enterprises.
KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. (KCI), San Antonio, TX, early 1991 to late 2006 (16 years
)
KCI is a publicly traded medical technology company that leads the global market
place in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces.
Assoc. General Counsel, Intellectual Property & Regulatory Aff., 2003-2006
Vice President, KCI Licensing, Inc., 1999-2006
(Chief) Intellectual Property Counsel & Director, Regulatory Aff., 1992-2003
Patent Attorney & Asst. Dir. of Regulatory Affairs, 1991-1992
* Managed both Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs Departments for KCI
throughout bulk of tenure.
* Grew KCI intellectual property portfolio from twenty to approximately 1200 act
ive patent and trademark assets.
* Strategically tailored IP portfolio for enforcement against competitors, provi
ding foundation for more than $100 million in settlements.
* Successfully marshaled more than 30 new product launches through FDA and relat
ed regulatory regimes, achieving budgetary, timing and marketing results that ro
utinely exceeded targets.
* Teamed with key business leaders and general counsel to negotiate and manage v
irtually all material technology transactions, including key roles in acquisitio
ns now generating billion dollar plus annual revenues.
* Executive responsibilities for all R&D projects, including final signatory aut
hority before all human trials & all commercial product launches.
* Drafted and successfully lobbied for strategic technology exemptions and the l
ike within new regulatory directives.
COX & SMITH, INC., San Antonio, Texas, 1986-1991 (5 years)
Cox & Smith (now Cox, Smith & Matthews) is a premier San Antonio law firm provid
ing legal services to businesses throughout Texas.
Associate Attorney, Litigation III Section, 1988-1991
Technology Specialist, Litigation III Section, 1986-1988
* Responsible for entire intellectual property docket under three partners, acro
ss all fields of technology represented by the firm, including electrical, mecha
nical, chemical, medical, bio, and computer software & hardware.

EDUCATION:
St. Mary's University, School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Juris Doctorate: May, 1988
Bexar County Mediation Center, Legal Intern
San Antonio Bar Association, Chairman, Law Student Division
Also worked full-time throughout 2nd and 3rd years of law school
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering: August, 1985
Corps of Cadets
National Dean's List
Pi Tau Sigma, International Mech. Engr. Honor Society
Distinguished Student Awards
Various scholarships

SAMPLING OF PROFESSIONAL NOTES:


Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1988; Bar No. 16438001.
Licensed to practice before US Patent & Trademark Office in 1989; Reg. No. 33,99
6.
Occasional Lecturer - St. Mary's University School of Law.
San Antonio Intellectual Property Law Association, Former President.
2005 Peer Survey Selection of "Best Lawyers in San Antonio", Scene in SA Monthly
.

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