Boston, Massachusetts 02110
United States
Dr. Melissa Hunter-Ensor focuses her practice on the intellectual property and commercial needs of clients in the life science industry, encompassing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical agricultural, diagnostics and medical device companies. Melissa has experience representing clients throughout the business cycle, from start-ups and universities to global pharmaceutical companies, with patent portfolio management and strategic alliances, as well as litigation and pre-litigation strategy. She also assists venture capital firms and other investors in assessing the IP risks of target investments and conducts IP patent and licensing due diligence in connection with life science technology transactions.
Before becoming a lawyer, Melissa earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and her thesis research resulted in a first author paper in Cell. She followed this accomplishment with a four-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology laboratory of Nobel laureate H. Robert Horvitz where she was a Jane Coffin Childs fellow.
Areas of Practice | 1) Intellectual Property & Technology and 2) Life Sciences & Medical Technology |
Law School | Suffolk University Law School (J.D.,2008) |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.,1997);Smith College (B.A.,1985) |
Bar Member / Association | Massachusetts State Bar Association |
Most recent firm | Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hunter-ensor-ph-d-5405b93 |
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Ms. Fitzgerald represents employers in a wide range of industries, including the entertainment, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and transportation industries.