Chief Operating Officer Kristine McKinney on Leveraging Hybrid Work for Growth and Innovation
Managing IP
Chief Operating Officer Kristine McKinney spoke with Managing IP about the benefits of the firm’s hybrid work policy and how cost savings are reinvested to support talent development. She highlighted how the hybrid work approach has reshaped spending priorities, allowing for strategic investments in opportunities that foster in-person collaboration, mentoring, and learning—initiatives that have received exceptional feedback.
Excerpt: "For example, Fish & Richardson is creating deliberate opportunities for in-person collaboration. The firm runs litigation case summits, where case teams come together to formulate strategy and socialise with each other. It also gathers practitioners from particular patent prosecution groups to meet in a specific Fish & Richardson office for mentoring and informal learning.