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Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Biotechnology
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- Patent Litigation
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Profile
Lachlan Campbell-Verduyn is Counsel in the firm's Litigation department, where she represents clients in intellectual property matters, complex commercial disputes, and investigations. She has extensive experience representing biotech and pharmaceutical companies in patent litigations on subject matters ranging from small molecules to biologics. She has litigated cases brought under the Hatch-Waxman Act and under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA).
From 2019 to 2020, Ms. Campbell-Verduyn served as a law clerk to the Hon. Sharon L. Gleason of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Ms. Campbell-Verduyn has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, in the Netherlands, where she completed her doctoral research in the group of Nobel Prize winner, Ben Feringa. She also has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Mount Allison University, in Canada.
Representative Matters
Intellectual Property
Represented a major pharmaceutical company in ANDA litigations involving challenges by multiple generic manufacturers to patents protecting a breakthrough cancer treatment.
Represented a major pharmaceutical company in an ANDA litigation involving challenges to eight patents protecting a combination drug treatment for HIV/AIDS.
Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a patent litigation concerning infringement of a manufacturing patent for a key component of an HIV drug.
Represented a major pharmaceutical company in one of the first cases under the legislation for biosimilars (BPCIA) and the first involving an antibody product.
Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a patent dispute that resulted in the invalidation of an antibody glycosylation patent in the United Kingdom.
Counseled a diagnostic systems manufacturer on its strategy for inter partes review proceedings.
Counseled a pharmaceutical company in management of its worldwide portfolio of patents and patent applications protecting an HIV/AIDS drug.
Represented an educational institution in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Complex Commercial Litigation and Investigations
Represented a pharmaceutical company in a contractual dispute about its efforts to commercialize a licensed product.
Conducted confidential investigations on behalf of a professional sports league.
Represented an advertising agency in connection with a DOJ antitrust investigation into alleged bid rigging.
Pro Bono
Represented an individual client with their application to the Executive Clemency Bureau of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision under the auspices of the New York State’s Pro Bono Clemency Program.
Represented an individual client in his administrative appeal of the New York Department of State’s proposed denial of his security guard license.
Represented an individual client in his appeal of his weapon and drug possession convictions in New York state court.
Co-authored an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Muslim Bar Associations in opposition to the federal government’s travel ban.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- New York
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2014)
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Ph.D., 2012)
- Organic Chemistry
- Mount Allison University (B.Sc., with honors and distinction, 2007)
- Chemistry
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Biotechnology
- Complex Commercial Actions
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Trade Secrets, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation
- Trademark and Copyright Litigation
Professional Career
Articles
- Co-Authored Supreme Court Amicus Brief for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association regarding Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. v. Michelle K. Lee, Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 15-652 (December 16, 2015)
Blogs
Data Security Law Blog
DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...
Misbranded
Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).
New York Commercial Division Decisions
The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...
NY Patent Decisions Blog
NYPatentDecisionsBlog.com is a source for the latest patent decisions from the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The blog is authored by Patterson Belknap’s Patent Litigation practice group, whose members are highly experienced trial attorneys with extensive technical knowledge. Many have advanced scientific degrees and industry experience in fields such as communications, electrical and electro-optical technology, semiconductor technology, metallurgical...
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