
biography
Dr. Naira Simmons focuses on strategic intellectual property counseling in a wide range of technical fields, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Her expertise includes strategic counseling for clients related to patent prosecution, due diligence, patentability, invalidity, non-infringement, and freedom-to-operate analyses relating to financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.
She has counseled clients in a variety of IP areas, including CRISPR technologies, small molecule pharmaceuticals, antibodies, sequencing, organ transplant, and various types of platform companies. Naira has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the United States and multiple other jurisdictions, including Europe, China, Japan, Canada, and Australia. Naira provides legal counseling to companies at various stages of growth, from pre-financing start-ups to public companies.
Prior to joining the firm, Naira completed doctoral research at Weill Cornell focused on the functional characterization of mouse embryonic stem cells and transgenic mouse models. Naira also worked with the Committee on Science Technology and Law (CSTL) at the National Academy of S...
Palo Alto
Credentials
Admissions
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, Ph.D.
Hunter College of the City University of New York, B.A.
Prior Law Firm Experience
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati