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Lisa A. Haile  


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Co-Chair, Global Life Sciences Sector

lisa.haile@dlapiper.com

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4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1100
San Diego, California 92121-2133
United States
T: +1 858 677 1456   F: +1 858 677 1465

Lisa A. Haile concentrates on patent protection with special technical experience in molecular biology, immunology, plant biotechnology, including transgenic plants, cell biology, diagnostics, therapeutics, theranostics, virology, drug delivery systems, host-vector systems, high throughput screening, and bioinformatics. Particular experience with patentability, non-infringement, and validity opinions, licensing strategies, FDA counseling, due diligence work in connection with venture capital, private, and public financing, mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences industry, and strategic counseling for comprehensive life sciences patent portfolio management.

Dr. Haile is a member of DLA Piper's firmwide Policy Committee. She is the author of a weekly blog on biotech issues for the San Diego News Network.

Recent Matters
Patentability, infringement, and validity determinations, IP due diligence, licensing, development of IP policies, and strategic counseling in the following areas: plants, antisense molecules, peptides, proteins, DNA, antibodies, vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics, theranostics, RNAi, and bioinformatics.

Experience
US and International patent preparation and prosecution relating to novel genetically altered organisms, including plants; antisense molecules; peptides; proteins; DNA; antibodies; vaccines; diagnostics; and therapeutics, as well as patentability, infringement and validity determinations, licensing and strategic counseling.

Admissions

  • California
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships

  • San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1997-1999)
  • San Diego, California and American Bar Associations
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association

Publications


Seminars

  • Speaker, "Myriad Genetics Lawsuit, Bilski Supreme Court case and Implications to the Industry," RBC Capital, San Diego (May 25, 2010)
  • Co-leader,"The Impact on Emerging Growth Companies of Issues Affecting FDA Regulations and Compliance," Hot Topics in Regulatory Affairs Workshop, co-sponsored by DLA Piper and CONNECT, San Diego (June 23, 2009)
  • Speaker, "Fostering Business Collaboration," The Stem Cell Partnering Series, San Diego (February 26, 2009)
  • Speaker, "Beyond the Bench," University of California, San Diego Rady School of Management, San Diego (February 25, 2009)
  • Speaker, "Pending Patent Reform Legislation in the US," AusBiotech '08, Melbourne, Australia (October 28, 2008)

Civic and Charitable

  • Advisory Council, California State University San Marcos, College of Arts and Sciences (2009)
  • Named to the California Daily Journal 2009 list of California's Top Intellectual Property Lawyers
  • San Diego Super Lawyer (2007-08)
  • Listed in The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2008
  • California Daily Journal List of California's Top 25 IP Portfolio Managers (2008)
  • San Diego Daily Transcript, San Diego County's Top Attorneys (2007-08)
  • BIOCOM Science and Technology Committee, Capital Markets Committee, IP Committee
  • Named to The American Lawyer's list of the "Top 45 Attorneys Under 45" (January 2003)
  • UCSD Athena Pinnacle Award, Service (2003)
  • San Diego Business Journal, Women Who Mean Business Award (2005)
  • BIOCOM, AWIS, Licensing Executives Society (LES), UCSD Connect, Athena, and American Liver Foundation
  • Board Member, Athena (Vice President 2005-06; President 2006-07)
  • Board Member, American Liver Foundation (Vice President 2005-06; President 2006-08)
  • Board Member, BIOCOM
  • Business Advisory Board Member, BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson
  • Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, California Western School of Law


EDUCATION

  • J.D., California Western School of Law 1991
  • Ph.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine 1987
      Microbiology and Immunology
  • B.A., Rollins College 1982
      Biology

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