Industries + Issues
Bar Admissions
Not admitted in Massachusetts; practice limited to patent matters.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
California
Education
University of California, Berkeley, B.S.
University of California, Davis, M.S.
University of California, Davis, Ph.D.
Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D.
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators List
Financial Times "Lawyers to Innovators" 2013
Recognized as an Innovator
The Recorder Innovator Awards 2013
Named to Patent Prosecution Hall of Fame
Legal 500 US 2020-2024
Ranked for California - IP: Patent Prosecution
Chambers USA 2020-2024
Recommended for Healthcare Life Sciences
Legal 500 US 2020-2023
Recognized for Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management
LMG Life Sciences 2020-2022
Recognized as a Global Leader in California
IAM Global Leaders 2022-2023
Recognized for Patent Prosecution and Transactions in California
IAM Patent 1000 2015-2024
Recognized as a "Patent Star"
Managing Intellectual Property 2014-2024
Recognized for Patent Law and Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Best Lawyers in America 2016-2023
Named one of the Top IP Lawyers in California
Daily Journal 2010-2021
Shortlisted for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – California
LMG Life Sciences 2021
Named San Francisco Biotechnology and Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers in America 2018, 2020
Named among Top 50 IP Trailblazers & Pioneers
National Law Journal 2014
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators List
Financial Times "Lawyers to Innovators" 2013
Recognized as an Innovator
The Recorder Innovator Awards 2013
Named to Patent Prosecution Hall of Fame
Legal 500 US 2020-2024
Ranked for California - IP: Patent Prosecution
Chambers USA 2020-2024
Recommended for Healthcare Life Sciences
Legal 500 US 2020-2023
Recognized for Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management
LMG Life Sciences 2020-2022
Recognized as a Global Leader in California
IAM Global Leaders 2022-2023
Recognized for Patent Prosecution and Transactions in California
IAM Patent 1000 2015-2024
Recognized as a "Patent Star"
Managing Intellectual Property 2014-2024
Recognized for Patent Law and Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Best Lawyers in America 2016-2023
Named one of the Top IP Lawyers in California
Daily Journal 2010-2021
Shortlisted for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – California
LMG Life Sciences 2021
Named San Francisco Biotechnology and Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers in America 2018, 2020
Named among Top 50 IP Trailblazers & Pioneers
National Law Journal 2014
Recognized in the Lawyers to the Innovators List
Financial Times "Lawyers to Innovators" 2013
Recognized as an Innovator
The Recorder Innovator Awards 2013