Rashad L. Morgan

Rashad’s clients include emerging and middle market companies as well as large corporations. Across all of his engagements, Rashad appreciates the opportunity to protect his clients' interests, which begins with a detailed understanding of their business and innovations. In his patent prosecution practice—where he is particularly experienced prosecuting patents in the areas of chemistry, biotechnology, and the mechanical arts—he often assists clients in securing patent protection in foreign jurisdictions in addition to the United States. He also has been involved in litigations (including cases initiated under the Hatch Waxman Act), covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, and other technologies.

Rashad is Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and he is Co-Chair of the Chemical, Energy, and Agriculture Industry Group of Brinks Gilson & Lione. Rashad also sits on the Hiring Committee of Brinks Gilson & Lione. He thinks forward about diversity and inclusion issues, making a difference by taking on leadership roles within the firm and the profession, including the North Carolina Bar Association, where he is active on the Minorities in the Profession Committee, where he served as Co-Chair, and Legal LINK, a program designed to increase interest in legal careers among high-school members of populations underrepresented in the legal profession. Rashad previously served as Vice Chair of the Science and Technology Committee of the ABA Young Lawyers’ Division.