Foley Hoag completes IP team hire
Amy Baker Mandragouras’ (pictured) team follow her from Cooley | New counsel’s scientific expertise is “second-to-none” | Team has experience in strategic counselling and biotech patent portfolios.
Foley Hoag has completed the hiring of a new team led by partner Amy Baker Mandragouras, in Boston.
The majority of the team joins Foley Hoag from Cooley, complementing the August 2023 arrival of Mandragouras.
The firm has welcomed Erika Wallace and Maya Elbert as counsel, both of whom bring nearly two decades of experience in strategic counselling and management of worldwide biotechnology patent portfolios, as well as distinct scientific expertise in the life sciences arena.
Mandragouras labelled Wallace and Elbert as “invaluable” due to their “experience in strategic counselling and management of worldwide biotechnology patent portfolios,”
Joining Wallace and Elbert are associate Ariana Harris, patent agent Samantha Devenport, and technology specialist Lillian Schmaltz.
The team brings scientific expertise in the field that is “second-to-none” Mandragouras continued.
Additionally, the team is accompanied by several patent administrative professionals.
Jeffrey Quillen, partner and co-chair of the life sciences industry group at Foley Hoag said: “Our addition of Amy’s team further bolsters Foley Hoag’s position as a leader in the life sciences and strengthens our ability to provide strategic IP counselling to innovators in this industry,”
“We look forward to collaborating with this team to accelerate progress and drive success in this complex and fast-moving sector.”
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