El Hioum’s Charge as Chief Growth Strategist: To continue Fox Rothschild’s expansion through strategic lateral acquisitions and targeted firm combinations in key markets. Precedent: Over the past eighteen years, the firm grew from a regional firm to a national firm of more than 1,000 lawyers in twenty-nine offices. Her Strategy: “We’re implementing a multi-faceted approach to attract and integrate candidates who complement and strengthen the legal services we offer across our national platform.” When Not Strategizing on Firm’s Growth: El Hioum is working on global patent prosecution, licensing, and opinions. Catalysts for Her Patent Law Career: Majored in chemistry at MIT and worked in biotech on large-scale manufacturing of clinical and commercial drug products.
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Dianna El Hioum
Dianna G. El Hioum was appointed chief growth strategist at Fox Rothschild LLP. She is a partner and former chair of the intellectual property practice in the firm’s New York, NY, office and oversees the newly created Strategic Growth Committee of six senior partners.
