Attorney Profile

Amy Mandragouras

Amy Mandragouras

Lahive & Cockfield, LLP
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109-2127
Contact Contact Amy Mandragouras
T: 617-994-0756
F: 617-742-4214

Visit: www.lahive.com
Practice areas: Intellectual Property (100%)
Industry Groups: Biologicals, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals

Profile

Ms. Mandragouras has more than 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law and provides strategic counseling in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry. She advises clients in developing and implementing intellectual property strategies, through all phases of their development from start-up through maturity, through financing, and in the formation of strategic alliances. Amy’s technical specialties include proteins, peptides and antibodies, nucleic acids, drugs, and drug discovery technologies. Amy works closely with life sciences companies to build strong patent portfolios to protect new biological and pharmaceutical products and related technologies. She has extensive experience in intellectual property due diligence, patentability, validity and infringement opinions, licensing, and the preparation and prosecution of patents. She has particular expertise in evaluating intellectual property assets for companies and investors in connection with collaborations, acquisitions, licensing, and financing. Amy is Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Selected to:

Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2009
Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2008
Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2007
Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2006
Massachusetts Rising Stars 2006
Massachusetts Rising Stars 2005

About Amy Mandragouras

Admitted: 1992, Massachusetts

Professional Webpage: www.lahive.com/people/Amy-Mandragouras.html

Special Licenses/Certifications: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Bar/Professional Activity: American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Association, Boston Bar Association Boston, Patent Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Massachusetts Bar Association, Member - Women's Leadership Initiative Task Force for the Women's Bar Association, Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: "Project Management and IP," Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, January 2o, 2009, Speaker, Project Management and IP, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, 2009, Speaker, : “Going to Market: Freedom to Operate and Intellectual Property Strategies,” The Recent Impact of FDA Regulatory Changes on Biomedical Product Approval and on Company Valuations, 2009, "To Opt In, or to Opt Out, That is the Question," Women's Bar Association, March 3, 2008, Panelist, To Opt In, or to Opt Out, That is the Question, Women's Bar Association, 2008
Transactions: • Developing IP strategies for leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to protect monoclonal antibody products in the fields of Alzheimer’s disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer. • Representing a privately-held biotechnology company in preparing its IP portfolio prior to its multi-million dollar acquisition by a leading research-based pharmaceutical company.• Leading a Lahive team in conducting an extensive IP due diligence review of an antibody discovery company prior to it’s acquisition by a Japanese pharmaceutical company.
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