With a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and hands-on R&D experience, Daniel brings both scientific depth and practical perspective to patent strategy. Daniel enjoys partnering with clients to align IP protection in the United States and internationally with broader business goals.

Before joining Barnes & Thornburg, Daniel was a patent agent at another law firm where he crafted robust, global patent portfolios. Prior to that, he worked as a formulation chemist and product development chemist in small companies with technologies related to waterborne coatings and liquid crystal devices. The combination of his patent prosecution and industrial R&D experience enhanced his understanding of high-level business goals and strategy. Daniel’s highly interdisciplinary graduate research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was directed toward the synthesis of fluorescently labeled reactants and catalysts to enable groundbreaking measurements of transition-metal-catalyzed reactions at the single-molecule level. His research was funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program and resulted in multiple publications in high impact journals, including the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Daniel’s background as both a scientist and IP professional makes him a trusted resource for clients navigating the intersection of innovation and patent law.