Kimberly Bullock Gatling is a partner and the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Fox Rothschild LLP. She is a United States Registered Patent Attorney and a North Carolina State Bar Certified Trademark Specialist who focuses her legal practice on intellectual property and information technology. This includes protection and enforcement of patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as drafting and negotiating intellectual property license agreements, sponsored research agreements, joint development agreements, and software development and license agreements. In addition, Gatling counsels clients on data privacy and security, computer and internet-related issues, and regulatory matters pertaining to product packaging, labeling and advertisements. As the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer across all of Fox Rothschild’s 30 offices nationwide, Kim serves as part of the firm’s leadership team and develops strategies that increase and promote a diverse workforce and inclusive environment at all levels.

Throughout Gatling’s professional career, she has invested in her community through service and leadership with various other entities. She is a Director for Culp, Inc., a public textile manufacturing company. She serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for her alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University. She is the immediate past chair of the Board of Directors for the Cone Health Foundation and serves as a Director for Truliant Federal Credit Union. In prior roles, Gatling chaired the Board of Directors of United Way of Greater Greensboro, and served on the boards of Habitat for Humanity and the Gateway Research Center.

Kim is originally from Hampton, Virginia. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. Kim resides in Greensboro, NC with her husband and three sons.