Lana A. Gladstein joins firm as partner, brings extensive experience
(Boston, MA) – Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP announced today that Lana A. Gladstein has joined the firm as a partner in Intellectual Property, adding her considerable life sciences expertise to the firm’s highly regarded IP practice. Gladstein’s practice focuses on strategic uses of intellectual property for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including patent litigation, contested proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office, and product exclusivity guidance. Gladstein joins Nutter from Pepper Hamilton LLP in Boston where she was a partner.
“Lana is a terrific addition to Nutter. She brings legal expertise that is highly valued by clients. Nutter is committed to continuing to expand in life sciences and providing our many biotech and pharma clients with a comprehensive service solution – from intellectual property and transactional advice to government enforcement, products liability and regulatory matters. Lana is an integral part of this expansion,” said Deborah J. Manus, managing partner of Nutter.
Gladstein has extensive experience in all phases of complex intellectual property litigation and represents clients in patent infringement, licensing, and contract disputes, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in contested proceedings before the USPTO. Following the enactment of the America Invents Act, she has been representing clients in numerous inter partes review proceedings. “It is an honor to be a part of Nutter’s superb group of professionals focused on the business of life sciences companies,” Gladstein said.
A frequent speaker and commentator on legislative and FDA regulatory developments in the areas of drugs, biologics, and medical devices, Gladstein co-chairs the Legal & Regulatory Working Group at MassBio, and is a mentor in the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Mentor Smart program.
She received her B.A., cum laude, in biology from Brandeis University and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. During law school, she clerked for the Honorable Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
About Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP represents an international roster of innovative clients involved in a range of sophisticated technologies in the medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, as well as renowned medical institutions and research universities, emerging growth companies and angel and venture capital firms. The firm’s expertise spans IP strategy, prosecution and litigation; strategic collaborations and licensing; regulatory compliance; as well as M&A, capital raising and finance, government investigations and defense, and product liability. The firm was co-founded by Louis D. Brandeis, who later became a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and has been in continuous practice for 135 years.
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