Biography
Deirdre’s principal area of practice is intellectual property, primarily in the areas of Hatch-Waxman Paragraph IV pharmaceuticals, chemical arts, biotechnology, and other life science-related areas. Her litigation experience includes trial experience, formulating claim construction and litigation strategy, drafting various dispositive and non-dispositive motions, drafting preliminary injunction motions, identifying prior art to invalidate asserted patents, handling various discovery matters, preparing witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, and preparing expert reports. Deirdre also has experience formulating inter partes reexamination requests and analyzing intellectual property portfolios.