Represents universities and research institutions in North Carolina and California in developing patent protection around cutting-edge innovation in such fields as therapeutic antibodies, diagnostics, gene editing and expression modification, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines.

Represented company developing natural pesticide products in negotiation of joint development agreement with major consumer product brand and numerous licensing and other transactional agreements relating to patent rights and product development.

Represented startup company developing plant-microbiome driven agricultural products to improve crop productivity, growing patent portfolio to over 20 issued patents and over 160 pending applications over four years. Pursued aggressive prosecution strategy to obtain issued patents covering first commercial product prior to launch.

Provided patent counseling services including patent license review, dispute resolution and pre-litigation counseling to leading pharmaceuticals manufacturer related to reexamination and reissue applications for large and small molecule therapeutics.

Represents an emerging company developing immunotherapies to treat solid tumors with respect to patent prosecution and related counseling. Assisted with providing transactional related patent due diligence services, including performance of patent related due diligence on potential partners, and responding to patent-related due diligence requests from potential partners. Also assisted in the drafting and negotiation of strategic partnership agreements, joint development agreements, patent license agreements, employment and consulting agreements, and related transactional documents.

Represents a leading clinical laboratory services provider in intellectual property related services, including freedom to operate analyses, patent license negotiation and review, collaborative research and development agreement preparation and analysis, patent prosecution and litigation services and due diligence and pre-litigation counseling. Technologies include clinical diagnostic services; bioinformatics; genetic testing; gene mapping and counseling; companion diagnostics; blood testing services, and biotechnology.

Part of team assisting one of the world's largest clinical laboratory networks in its acquisition of an international biotechnology laboratory. Our work included due diligence on the laboratory's oncology, virology, microfluidics and reagent technology and over 200 related patents and applications. We also assisted with acquisition documents and post-closing transition of the intellectual property.

Represented an indigent client in legitimation proceeding in North Carolina Superior Court for three minor children where the client married after the death of the first child’s mother. The case required coordination with translators, appointment of and interaction with Guardian ad Litem, and interaction with the court to determine proper procedure for filing petition for legitimation.

Represent children and/or their best interests in a variety of settings and courts. Lawyers routinely serve as guardians ad litem, representing the best interests of children in a variety of contexts. In Atlanta and in Winston-Salem, lawyers have represented the best interests of hundreds of children whose parents are disputing their custody. The guardian ad litem is charged with getting to know the child, studying the circumstances of the child's life, interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and ultimately, making an oral or written recommendation to the appointing court as to what is in the child's best interests.