Photo: Brian Jackson - Fotolia Jill A. McWhirter , a partner in King & Spalding's intellectual property counseling practice in Houston, specializes in identifying and solving cutting-edge intellectual property issues in complex transactions in the energy and technology sectors. She can be reached at [email protected] . Rajesh D. Patel is counsel with the corporate, finance and investment group practice in the firm's Houston office. His practice focuses on intellectual property, primarily in transactional issues regarding patent, trademark, copyright, licensing and due diligence, along with litigation support. He can be reached at [email protected] .