Evan King Email & Phone Number

Paris, France, Fr

Synthetic Molecules Patents US, Global Intellectual Property DepartmentLegal, Ethics & Business Integrity

New York, Us

IP Group• Advised clients on patent portfolio and pre-litigation strategy for multiple pre-approval drug candidates and approved products in advance of potential generic or biosimilar entry• Prepared and led client presentations informing key strategic decisions• Represented pharmaceutical, biologics, cellular therapy, medical device, materials, and energy companies in high-stakes patent and trade secret cases • Argued claim construction and drafted claim construction briefs and dispositive motions• Conducted numerous inventor and witness interviews, and worked with expert witnesses to prepare declarations and for deposition and trial • Managed associates, technical analysts, paralegals, and vendors in complex document collection, review, and production processes• Oversaw offensive and defensive fact discovery and developed deposition strategy

New York, Us

IP Group• Drafted motions, investigated infringing products, and researched case law.

Boston, Ma, Us

Pharmaceutical Prosecution Practice Group• Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical inventions. • Developed strategies for U.S. and foreign prosecution. • Performed patentability and freedom-to-operate searches and analyses.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical inventions. • Developed strategies for U.S. and foreign prosecution. • Performed patentability and freedom-to-operate searches and analyses.

Bethesda, Md, Us

(Sun Catalytix Corporation prior to August 2014)Co-invented a novel electrochemical system, the Coordination Chemistry Flow Battery, as a breakthrough solution for long term energy storage, and led technology development through conception, laboratory proof-of-concept, prototype testing, and ongoing commercial product design within while working with a multidisciplinary team of chemists and engineers.• Led a discovery and screening program of new materials for electrochemical energy storage in flow batteries, and refined synthesis and formulation procedures of best candidates to meet cost, purity, and performance targets.• Managed a team of engineers and technicians in the in-house synthesis and formulation of electrolyte to support R&D battery testing, including over 500 kg currently utilized by Sun Catalytix flagship 5 kilowatt prototype in operation since July 2013. • Initiated and managed relationships with custom manufacturers for the successful production and delivery of over 1000 kg of a novel electrolyte active material, and established collaborations with global suppliers towards process development scale up to over 10,000,000 kg per year.• Participated in diligence discussions with strategic partners and potential investors by presenting scientific background and technical data in support of the business model

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Advisor: Theodore A. BetleyThesis: "Metal-Ligand Multiple Bonds in High-Spin Complexes"• Synthesized iron and cobalt catalysts for C-H bond functionalization and small molecule activation.• Designed and implemented synthetic and spectroscopic experiments to understand the properties and reactivity patterns of new compounds and catalysts.• Performed theoretical calculations for electronic structure determination and comparison to experimental data.• Mentored and trained six undergraduate and first-year graduate students to develop synthetic methods and characterization techniques for their independent research projects

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Ph. D., Chemistry

B. A., Chemistry