“My passion is protecting complex, cutting–edge biotech and pharma innovations as they emerge from laboratories to commercialization, ultimately reaching millions of people around the world.
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Education
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1976
University of California, Santa Barbara, M.A., 1978
University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D., 1990
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1994
Bar Admissions
California
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Case Studies
Case Studies
Insights
News
News
Events
Events
Named among 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Business Journal 2013
Named Best in Life Sciences
Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law 2013
Shortlisted for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – California
LMG Life Sciences 2022-2023
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers Global 2020-2023
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers USA 2013-2023
Ranked in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Chambers USA 2018-2023
Named to Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management Hall of Fame
LMG Life Sciences 2018-2023
Recommended as a Leading Lawyer
Legal 500 US 2012-2023
Selected among the Top 100 IP Lawyers in California
Daily Journal 2009-2022
Recognized among World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
IAM Patent 1000 2014-2023
Recognized as a Patent Star
Managing Intellectual Property 2018-2023
Named among the Top Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property 2013-2014, 2018-2022
Recognized as a Life Sciences Star
LMG Life Sciences 2012-2022
Selected as a Top Healthcare Lawyer
Daily Journal 2019, 2021
Named Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year
LMG Life Sciences 2020
Recognized as a Best Lawyer in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Best Lawyers 2023-2024
Named to Super Lawyers List
Northern California Super Lawyers 2012-2023
Named to Women Leaders in Tech Law List
The Recorder 2013, 2015-2017
Named to Super Lawyers Women’s Edition List
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition 2016-2018
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators Section
Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers Report 2013
Named among 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Business Journal 2013
Named Best in Life Sciences
Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law 2013
Shortlisted for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – California
LMG Life Sciences 2022-2023
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers Global 2020-2023
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers USA 2013-2023
Ranked in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Chambers USA 2018-2023
Named to Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management Hall of Fame
LMG Life Sciences 2018-2023
Recommended as a Leading Lawyer
Legal 500 US 2012-2023
Selected among the Top 100 IP Lawyers in California
Daily Journal 2009-2022
Recognized among World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
IAM Patent 1000 2014-2023
Recognized as a Patent Star
Managing Intellectual Property 2018-2023
Named among the Top Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property 2013-2014, 2018-2022
Recognized as a Life Sciences Star
LMG Life Sciences 2012-2022
Selected as a Top Healthcare Lawyer
Daily Journal 2019, 2021
Named Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year
LMG Life Sciences 2020
Recognized as a Best Lawyer in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Best Lawyers 2023-2024
Named to Super Lawyers List
Northern California Super Lawyers 2012-2023
Named to Women Leaders in Tech Law List
The Recorder 2013, 2015-2017
Named to Super Lawyers Women’s Edition List
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition 2016-2018
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators Section
Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers Report 2013
Named among 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley Business Journal 2013
Named Best in Life Sciences
Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law 2013