Professional experience
Rasheed McWilliams is an Associate in Fish & Richardson's Atlanta office. His practice emphasizes transactional work in the field of entertainment. He also has experience with complex patent litigation in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts, as well as hardware and software applications. He has previous experience litigating cases relating to pharmaceuticals, multinational amusement parks, and magazine publishing.

Media and Entertainment examples
Counsel for NYC morning show host in contract negotiations with Emmis Communications.

Counsel for satellite radio host in contract negotiations with Sirius Satellite radio.

Counsel for recording artists and multi-platinum producers in negotiations with Atlantic

Records, Def Jam Recordings and independent record labels.

Counsel for author in negotiations involving the film rights to her work.

Counsel for author/screenwriter in the sale and negotiation of her works.

Counsel for author in the sell of her work to a major publisher.

Litigation examples
In re Gabapentin Patent Litigation - (D.N.J. 2000) Counsel for Pfizer in complex ANDA patent infringement litigation involving three patents directed to various aspects of the blockbuster drug Neurontin®.

Robert Keyes v. Disney Enterprises Inc. - (M.D.Fla. 2004) Counsel for Disney in an inventorship dispute regarding the patent that covers Disney's FastPass® system.

Advance Magazine Publishers Inc., d/b/a The Conde Nast Publications, Inc., Bacardi & Company Limited, Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., and Eventquest, Inc. v. Jay Norris and Norris/Nelson Entertainment, Inc. - (S.D.N.Y. 2004) Counsel for Conde Nast in a trademark litigation dispute over the use of the word "tastemakers" in an advertising campaign for Grey Goose® Vodka.

Merck & Co., Inc. and MSD Technology, L.P. v. Mediplan Health Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Rxnorth.com, et al - (S.D.N.Y. 2005) Counsel for Merck in complex patent and trademark litigation relating to the use of Merck's valid trademarks by Canadian internet pharmacies to sell generic versions of the blockbuster drug Zocor® to U.S. consumers.

Bar admissions
Admitted to the bar in New York, Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Additional information
Member: American Bar Association; New York Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association; Georgia Bar Association.