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Greater New York City Area

Negotiated and structured commercial transactions for chemical, life sciences, and pharmaceutical clients.- Provided legal and strategic advice and opinions related to intellectual property (patents, trademark, and copyright) and IT transactional matters- Negotiated and drafted commercial and licensing agreements for R&D and Procurement, including confidentiality, material transfer, joint venture/development, services, consulting, vendor/supply, outsourcing, software licenses (EULA), IT services, on-premises/hosted software, and SaaS agreements, with industry, academia, and government- Provided legal and strategic advice and opinions related to data privacy, protection and use, IT security, and enterprise system implementation for IP and IT transactional matters- Provided technology related opinions for validity and freedom-to-operate

New Jersey

Pro bono representation in state and federal trial and administrative proceedings for Legal Services of New Jersey in the areas of domestic violence, family law (divorce and child custody), and immigration, asylum and removal proceedings for adults and unaccompanied children. Representation of unaccompanied children in removal proceedings for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Representation includes preparation of pleadings, discovery, merit hearings, and contested matters. International pro bono work with PILI as part of a multi-corporate project, "Empowering Women in Nepal." • Recipient of Legal Services of New Jersey Equal Justice Medal• Recipient of Mary M. McDonald Pro Bono Award

Greater New York City Area

Intellectual property counsel responsible for project assignments relating to opinions, due diligence, and commercial transactions for pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology industries, and intellectual property and commercial litigations for U.S. and international matters.

Rahway, New Jersey

Intellectual property counsel for oncology and neuroscience franchises for biologic and small molecule drug products.- Negotiated and drafted commercial agreements, such as, confidentiality, material transfer, collaboration, shared research, and clinical agreements- Conducted due diligence reviews and negotiation of intellectual property and technology related issues for commercial transactions, licenses, acquisitions, and alliances- Provided legal and strategic advice and opinions for IP and technology issues for manufacturing, regulatory, and clinical functional areas- Provided legal and strategic advice to policy personnel related to IP and international treaties for protection of pharmaceutical products, licensing, sales, and data exclusivity- Prepared and maintained U.S. and foreign patent portfolios and post-grant litigation (oppositions)- Provided legal and strategic advice and opinions relating to patentability, freedom to operate, infringement and validity

Princeton, Nj

Intellectual property counsel for oncology and biotechnology franchises. - Negotiated and drafted commercial agreements, such as, confidentiality, material transfer, collaboration, shared research, and clinical agreements- Provided due diligence reviews and negotiation for IP and technology related issues for commercial transactions, licenses, acquisitions, and alliances and litigation matters, including multi-defendant patent litigation- Provided legal and strategic advice for IP and technology issues for manufacturing, regulatory, and clinical functional areas relating to patentability, freedom to operate, infringement and validity- Prepared and maintained U.S. and foreign patent portfolios and post-grant litigation (oppositions)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Prior experience as in-house IP attorney for Union Camp (now International Paper Company) for chemicals, flavors and fragrance business units and Thomas Jefferson University for university and medical school and for Seidel, Gonda, Lavorgna & Monaco (now Drinker Biddle), a boutique IP law firm, for corporate and academic clients.Commercial attorney for the FDIC and private law firms for matters relating to commercial transactions and litigation, bankruptcy, and commercial fraud matters for failed banks and financial institutions. Acted as regional counsel for global automotive financing corporation.

Jurist Doctorate, Law

Master Of Science (M.S.), Biosciences With Emphasis In Biochemistry And Immunology

Masters in Biological Sciences with emphasis in Biochemistry and Immunology.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Cum Laude Graduate

Activities and Societies: Iota Sigma Pi (Honor Sorority for Chemistry)Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Graduate studies in Chemical.