Lisa A. Haile

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, small molecules, diagnostics, therapeutics, theranostics, RNAi, gene editing, immuno-oncology, and bioinformatics.

Experience

US and International patent preparation and prosecution as well as patentability, infringement and validity determinations, inter partes review (IPR) petitions, licensing, and strategic counseling including patent term extensions through regulatory agencies.

Chambers USA

• Band 1, California Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2025)
• Band 2, Nationwide Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2023 – 2025)
• Band 1, California Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, (2015 – 2025)
• Band 2, California Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2011, 2013 – 2015, 2019 – 2024)
• Band 3, Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2019) 
• Band 4, California Intellectual Property: Patent, (2012 – 2014) 
  Chambers comments, "Lisa Haile is able to draw on extensive technical expertise in areas such as cell and molecular biology, regenerative medicine and immunology, to advise on matters ranging from venture capital due diligence to patentability and licensing. She is particularly skilled in patent prosecution and portfolio management." Clients praise Lisa as "just incredible," and "one of the best IP lawyers in the country."
  Chambers also comments, "Lisa Haile is well versed in patent prosecution concerns arising in the life sciences sector and frequently advises industry clients on matters ranging from patentability and portfolio management to FDA regulations and due diligence." Clients describe her as "highly knowledgeable," and "a fierce advocate," who "provides practical legal advice."

Chambers Global

• Band 2, USA Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2021 – 2025)
• Band 3, USA Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation, (2020)

The Legal 500 United States

• Patent Star, IP STARS, (2025)
• Leading Partner, Patents: Licensing, (2022 – 2025)
• Recommended, Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings), (2022 – 2025)
• Recommended, Healthcare: Life Sciences, (2015 – 2021) 
• Recommended, Cannabis, (2021) 
• Recommended, Intellectual Property Patents: Licensing, (2018, 2021) 
• Recommended, Intellectual Property Patents: Portfolio Management and Licensing, (2016 – 2017)
  The Legal 500 comments, "The San Diego-based Lisa Haile, who is skilled at handling mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences space as well as in the strategic counseling for comprehensive life sciences patent portfolio management, is another key name."
  Clients say, "Lisa Haile is very, very good and producing very high-quality work. She is a very good strategist and is incredibly responsive." "Lisa Haile is extremely easy to work with and seems to be always available for any issue that comes up." "Lisa Haile is always on top of making sure the filings are strong and timely."

Additional Recognitions

• Named to IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals, (2019)
• Recognized by LMG Life Sciences Awards as Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year – California, (2019) 
• Named to Managing Intellectual Property's list of Top 250 Women in IP, (2019)
• Named to The Daily Transcript's list of Top 100 Influential Leaders in San Diego, (2016)
• Named to The National Law Journal’s list of 75 Outstanding Women Lawyers, (2015)
• Named to The California Daily Journal's list of Top 25 IP Portfolio Managers, (2009 – 2015)
• Featured among the "Lawdragon 500" by Lawdragon Magazine in its annual list of "the nation's leading lawyers." The publication reported that "Haile's Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology played a big role in her emergence as one of the top patent lawyers in the world." (2014)
• Named to Managing Intellectual Property's list of "Top 250 Women in IP," which recognizes the top female intellectual property lawyers in the United States, (2013 – 2014)
• Named among IAM Patent 1000's list of The World's Leading Patent Practitioners. IAM interviewed lawyers and clients around the world to determine who companies turn to "when only the best patent work will do." (2014)
• Recognized by Law360 as a female powerbroker and featured in a profile discussing breaking into an "old boys' network" and offering advice to women lawyers, (2013)
• Named among Southern California's Top-Rated Lawyers by the American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, featured in the Los Angeles Times, (2013)
• Named among LMG Life Sciences' Life Sciences Stars for intellectual property, (2013)
• Named by the Daily Journal as one of the top 25 biotech lawyers in California. This is the first year that the Daily Journal recognized lawyers in this category as providing overall counsel to companies in the biotechnology space. (2011)
• Named Best Lawyers® in San Diego and listed in San Diego Magazine, (2012) 
• Named among the San Diego Daily Transcript list of San Diego County's Top Attorneys, (2008 – 2010)
• Listed in the International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, (2008)
• Selected to the San Diego Super Lawyers list, (2008)
• Named as one of the Top 45 Lawyers under 45 by The American Lawyer, January 2003
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America®

• "Brazen Profile: Dr. Haile," WeFunder, June 23, 2021
• "34 DLA Piper lawyers in nine countries ranked among The World's Leading Patent Professionals," DLA Piper, October 30, 2019
• "Meet Trailblazer Lisa Haile," SDVoyager, September 10, 2018

• Scientific Advisory Board, GT Biopharma (2015 – present)
• Advisory Council, California State University San Marcos, College of Arts and Sciences (2009)
• BIOCOM Science and Technology Committee, Capital Markets Committee, IP Committee
• BIOCOM, AWIS, Licensing Executives Society (LES), UCSD Connect, Athena and American Liver Foundation
• Board Member, Athena, Vice President (2005 – 2006), President (2006 – 2007)
• Board Member, American Liver Foundation, Vice President (2005 – 2006), President (2006 – 2008)
• Board Member and General Counsel, BIOCOM, (2005 – present)

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, California Western School of Law