Intellectual Property

Partner

Andrea L.C. Reid, co-lead of Dechert’s Global Life Sciences Practice, counsels established and start-up clients in all sectors of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries on developing intellectual property issues, policies, patent portfolio management and filing strategies at all phases of the business cycle. Ms. Reid’s ability to develop IP strategies for U.S. and European clients has resulted in more than US$10 billion in acquisition and investor/partner funding. With more than 30 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry, she has extensive experience in all areas of drug discovery through drug development. She draws on this experience when prosecuting patent applications and preparing patentability, validity and infringement opinions involving active pharmaceutical ingredients, manufacturing syntheses and formulations. She regularly represents clients on specialty issues relating to organic chemistry, small molecule pharmaceuticals and polymorph intellectual property.

Boston University, B.S., Chemistry, 1987 University of Massachusetts Lowell, M.S., Chemistry, 1996 Suffolk University Law School, J.D., Intellectual Property, 2006, with distinction