SaraLynn M.
Experienced patent and transactions attorney: life, physical and computer sciences
Experience
Founding Attorney
Mandel Law Office
Advising clients, from individuals to national corporations and research institutions, in a wide array of technologies in the life and physical sciences. Skilled at research, identifying and protecting innovation and swift learning curve. Experience refining AI responses. Special talents: creative approach to problem solving and identifying patterns in disparate data.
Co-Founding Partner
Mandel & Adriano
- Co-founded and managed law firm including retention and training of attorneys, paralegals and other professional staff
- General corporate: commercial transactions, intellectual property, due diligence, pre-IPO, labor and employment, regulatory compliance, privacy, R&D matters and due diligence
- Transactions: negotiate, draft and enforce business agreements worldwide, create contract templates for in-house use
- Intellectual property: proactive identification of innovation, prepared and prosecuted patent applications, enforced issued patents and registered trademarks worldwide, develop trade secret protection policy, evaluated competitive patents for freedom to operate (non-infringement) and exclusivity (patentability/validity)
- Established and managed in-house general and intellectual property legal departments; retention and supervision of outside legal counsel worldwide
- Supported funding transactions for operations and investment
- Litigated commercial disputes in state and federal courts; retention and supervision of outside litigation counsel
- Serve as acting in-house general and IP counsel for startups
In-House Corporate and Intellectual Property Counsel
Cell Genesys, Inc.
- Strategic advisor to senior management, investors, and joint venture partner
- Preparation, prosecution and enforcement of patents, trademarks, and copyrights (domestic and international) for biotechnology company focusing on therapeutics
- Evaluation of competitive patents; including preparation of freedom to operate (non-infringement) and exclusivity (patentability/validity) opinions to inform patenting and licensing strategies
- Negotiated, drafted and enforced non-disclosure, collaboration and joint venture agreements and licenses with domestic and foreign partners
- Established infrastructure and oversaw management of Patent Department
- Supervised outside litigation counsel in multi-patent patent litigation
Summary
Experienced senior general and intellectual property corporate counsel, with expertise in transactions and intellectual property law.
Expertise assisting technology startups in life and physical sciences, computer sciences (SAS, AI, VR).
Experience as senior in-house and outside legal counsel for private and public corporations, academic and research institutions.
Seeking to provide my experience and expertise as in-house counsel for an innovative company.
Languages
Education
UC Berkeley/UCLA
Bachelor of Science · United States
Seattle University School of Law
Juris Doctor · Law · Seattle, United States
University of Washington
Master of Science · Seattle, United States
Certifications & licenses
California State Bar
U.S. Patent Bar
Washington State Bar
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