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Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships
- Co-author and Editor, Biotechnology and the Law (American Bar Association, 2007)
- Board of Directors, SEBIO, 2009
- Member, Entrepreneurial Council for the Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute (TSI)
- Best Lawyers in America, recognized annually since 2007
- Member, Licensing Executives Society
- Member, American Bar Association’s Business Section and Science and Technology Committee
- Member, North Carolina Bioscience Industry Organization
Education
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1989
- J.D., University of Virginia, 1994
Admissions
Recent Deals
May, 2009 - Agile Sciences, Preferred Stock Financing
April, 2009 - Beckett Media, Senior Debt Financing
January, 2009 - Oriel Therapeutics, Preferred Stock Financing
December, 2008 - Brightview Technologies, Bridge Financing
December, 2008 - Galaxy Diagnostics, Infectious disease diagnostic technology license with N.C. State University
November, 2008 - Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Acquisition of pediatric product
September, 2008 - Indicus Pharma, Multi-product generic development and commercialization collaboration
March, 2008 - Argos Therapeutics, Preferred Stock Financings
March, 2008 - Dong Wha Pharmaceuticals, Osteoporosis compound license with Japanese pharmaceutical company
March, 2008 - Ercole Biotech, Acquired by AVI BioPharma
January, 2008 - Grass Roots Biotech, Patent acquisition from inventors
November, 2007 - Argos Therapeutics, License agreement for regulatory T cell technology
August, 2007 - Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Preferred Stock Financing
July, 2007 - Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Preferred Stock Financing
July, 2007 - Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Cardiovascular and CNS compound license
June, 2007 - Qualyst, Preferred Stock Financing
May, 2007 - Ercole Biotech, International Alternative Splicing Drug Discovery Collaborations
April, 2007 - Argos Therapeutics, Debt Financing
March, 2007 - Eli Research, Senior and Subordinated Credit Facilities
January, 2007 - Agile Sciences, Biofilm technology license
November, 2006 - Eli Research, Multiple Business Acquisitions
August, 2006 - DiaKine Therepeutics, Metabolic disease technology license
March, 2006 - Amphora Discovery, Compound Development Alliances with the Huntington Disease Foundation
November, 2005 - Algynomics, Genomics-based pain collaborations with university and large pharma partners
August, 2005 - Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Technology License from Duke University
April, 2005 - Theralogics, License Agreements with Top Ten Global Pharma Company
February, 2005 - Alimera Sciences, Worldwide Co-Development Collaboration with Control Delivery Systems
Articles and Resources
October 16, 2007 -
Do I Need to Care that the Invention My Company is Licensing was Funded by the Government?
Areas of Practice
