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Choate’s Dr. Brenda Jarrell and Eric Marandett Included in Patent Expert Guide 2017

Choate announced today that two of its partners – Dr. Brenda Herschbach Jarrell and Mr. Eric J. Marandett – have been included in the Patent Expert Guide 2017, placing them among “the world’s leading practitioners” in patent law.  Attorneys were included in the 13th annual guide based on nominations by in-house counsel and peers and extensive research by the Legal Media Group. This is the second time receiving the honor for both attorneys. 

Dr. Jarrell is co-chair of the Life Sciences and Intellectual Property Groups at Choate.  An IP lawyer with keen business savvy, her extensive technical credentials make her well versed in a wide variety of technologies in the biotech, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries.  Dr. Jarrell has experience representing companies and institutions at all stages of the life sciences business lifecycle, as well as those who invest in them.

For both Dr. Jarrell and Mr. Marandett, this news supplements an already impressive list of accolades.  For example, in 2016, Dr. Jarrell was named “Intellectual Property Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal, the Boston “Lawyer of the Year” for Biotechnology Law by Best Lawyers, a “Top Woman of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and “Attorney of the Year - Patent Strategy & Management - Massachusetts” by LMG Life Sciences. She is regularly listed in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500, IAM Patent 1000, and Managing Intellectual Property as one of the top lawyers in the profession.

Dr. Jarrell received her JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1998 and her PhD from the University of California, San Francisco in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1993.  She received an MA and a BA in chemistry, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1988.

Mr. Marandett is co-chair of Choate’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group.  He represents biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology companies in high stakes patent litigation and other intellectual property and commercial disputes.  He is a seasoned trial lawyer who brings strong business acumen and courtroom skills to every litigation he handles.

Among Mr. Marandett’s previous awards and recognitions, he was named the 2017 Boston "Lawyer of the Year' for Intellectual Property Litigation and was named the 2015 Boston "Lawyer of the Year" for Patent Litigation by Best Lawyers.  He is regularly listed in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, the Massachusetts Super Lawyers Top 100, The Legal 500, Patent IAM 250, a “World’s Leading Patent Practitioner” by IAM Patent 1000 and an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property.

Mr. Marandett received his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1992 and his BA, magna cum laude, from Tufts University in 1988.

Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides series has been a resource for in-house counsel in large corporations worldwide since its inception in 1994.  The guides cover a broad range of legal practice areas in as many as 90 jurisdictions.  Inclusion in the guide is based on extensive research and a balanced and objective selection process.