“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
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News
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Events
Events
100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Americas Women in Business Law Award for Best in Life Sciences
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers Global 2020-2023
Recognized as a Best Lawyer in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Best Lawyers 2023
Selected as a Top Healthcare Lawyer
Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy and Management Hall of Fame
LMG Life Sciences 2018-2022
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Ranked in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Recommended as a Leading Lawyer
Named among the Top 250 Women in IP
Recognized as a Global IP Star
Recognized as a Life Sciences Star
Legal Media Group Life Sciences 2012-2022
Named Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year
Selected among the Top 100 Intellectual Property Lawyers in California
Named to Women Leaders in Tech Law List
Recognized among World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
Named to
Named to
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators section
100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Americas Women in Business Law Award for Best in Life Sciences
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Chambers Global 2020-2023
Recognized as a Best Lawyer in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Best Lawyers 2023
Selected as a Top Healthcare Lawyer
Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy and Management Hall of Fame
LMG Life Sciences 2018-2022
Ranked in Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Ranked in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Recommended as a Leading Lawyer
Named among the Top 250 Women in IP
Recognized as a Global IP Star
Recognized as a Life Sciences Star
Legal Media Group Life Sciences 2012-2022
Named Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year
Selected among the Top 100 Intellectual Property Lawyers in California
Named to Women Leaders in Tech Law List
Recognized among World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
Named to
Named to
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators section
100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley
Americas Women in Business Law Award for Best in Life Sciences