Lisa is currently serving her third term as the Managing Partner of the Firm. She also serves as the leader of its Patent Practice Group, and Chair of its Specialty Department. Nonetheless, she is actively engaged on a day-to-day basis in what she loves: working with clients to integrate patent strategy with their business goals.
A Registered Patent Attorney, Lisa has extensive experience advising clients with regard to the development and management of their patent portfolios in the US and across the globe. In addition, Lisa’s practice includes the analysis of patent issues in diligence investigations as well as freedom to operate assessments.
Lisa is also the former chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences Industry Group, and she serves as counsel to many sectors of the life sciences community, including emerging and established companies, investors, and research and educational institutions. A microbiologist by training, Lisa’s patent experience encompasses diverse areas of life science technologies, from biologics to medical devices — including molecular and cellular biology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, food science, and nutraceuticals.
Prior to her law career, Lisa worked as a veterinary technician and conducted drug dosage efficacy studies in the clinical microbiology and pathology departments at Michigan State University; she also worked at the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.
Affiliations
Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA)
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
The Ackert Managing Partner Roundtable, member
Women Leaders Forum, The Ackert Advisory & Key Group, [past] member
MIT Enterprise Forum Healthcare & Life Science Committee, [past] chair
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, [past] member
Worthy Circles, [past] member
Speaking Engagements
Moderator, Unlocking the Mysteries of the "New Girl" Network, NUSL 2017 Women in the Law Conference
Moderator, Entrepreneur's University: Acquiring IP
Mentor, Northeastern University School of Law's Annual Women in the Law Conference
Moderator, Building Your Product & Patent Strategy from the Ground Floor - Life Sciences Series - Panel 1
Presenter, Morse Patent Law Discussion Series
Presenter, Cutting Edge Life Sciences Law & Practice for Transactional and IP Attorneys, MCLE
Presenter, Clearing, Registering & Enforcing Trademarks: An overview and mock illustration of navigating the process for non-trademark lawyers, MCLE
Publications
Patents and Pumpkins: Hidden Soft Spots Can Ruin Them Both
Expediting Patent Allowance with In-Person Interviews, Mass Lawyers Weekly
The Patent Process: Get on the Fast Track
First Woman, First IP Lawyer Leads Rte. 128 Firm into the Future, Mass Lawyers Weekly - Article PDF
Wait a Minute Mr. Postman...
How To Respond To a Demand Letter for Life Sciences Companies
Global Medical Device Regulatory Strategy
Caring for your Patent Garden During Economic Winter
How to Save Time & Money Filing a Patent Application
DDB Technologies: Beware the IP Assignment Clause
Patent Office Gives Green Light to Green Technologies
Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead: USPTO Rescinds Controversial Rules
Outside the office
Lisa is an avid Patriots fan and an enthusiastic (but, she says, still terrible) golfer.
Lisa's dogs, Rubi and Georgia, both rescues from warmer weather (Jamaica and Georgia, respectively), get geared up for winter!
News & Events
News
- Patents and Pumpkins
Hidden Soft Spots Can Ruin Them Both
September 18, 2018 - Resolution Reboot
Improve Your IP Position in an Hour
May 8, 2018 - Life Sciences Vector - Spring 2018
May 8, 2018 - Celebrating Innovation and Evolution:
Patent Practice 10th Anniversary
November 2, 2017 - Meet the Patent Team!
Celebrating Morse's 10 Year Patent Practice Anniversary
November 1, 2017
Events
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
- Michigan State University, B.S.
Admissions
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Massachusetts Bar
Practice Areas
Industries
- Educational Institutions & Hospitals
- Life Sciences
- Medical Devices
- Non Profits & Tax-Exempt Organizations
Recognition
- Most Influential Women in Patent Strategy 2018 - Massachusetts, AI Magazine's 2018 Global Excellence Awards
- Patent Buddy