Negotiate and draft purchase agreements for corporate acquisitions and other contracts including leases, vendor and service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and employment agreements. Litigate employment, landlord-tenant and collections matters. Advise the company on all legal matters.

Participate in all stages of civil insurance defense litigation, including: legal research and preparation of memos on fact issues in discovery, coordination of discovery requests, analysis of deposition testimony and appearances for depositions and court proceedings.

Analyzed 560+ patent files for uncited references. Prepared 390 information disclosure statements. Reviewed and submitted 75+ patent assignment documents. Corresponded with internal and external attorneys. Researched foreign patents to locate original documents and equivalents or translations.

Drafted and filed responses to US office actions relating to chemical and pharmaceutical patent applications at all stages of prosecution. Drafted 2-4 applications, 10-15 OA responses, and 1 appeal brief. Drafted instruction memos to foreign counsel regarding international applications. Drafted, prepared and filed briefs for Federal Circuit cases concerning PTA recalculation based on Wyeth and trademark opposition defense. Collaborate with paralegals to manage correcting filing receipts, IDS, PTA recalculation and certificates of correction. Research rules for PTAB, Federal Circuit and NJ state courts. Drafted trial motions for NJ civil case involving consumer protection and contracts.

Reviewed documents for defense against white collar criminal fraud charges. Prepared memos related to specific indictment charges or witnesses. Performed other legal research assignments including court rules for service in foreign state jurisdictions.

Developed products to meet marketing demands and established technical specifications. Researched unmet consumer needs, innovated and implemented new product ideas to meet these demands and increased market share (Granted US Patents 7601179 & 7611544). Solved lab level process issues by researching and testing novel solutions. Interpreted and analyzed competitor patents and applications for further research ideas and market intelligence. Worked with internal support groups to meet launch deadlines. Trained new employees in lab procedures and policies. Managed both marketing driven and innovative projects with varying complexity, importance and deadlines. Reported results orally and in writing to management.