Proskauer adds Biotech specialist in New York

Proskauer has strengthened its Biotech patent litigation capabilities by adding Mary S. Consalvi as a partner in New York.

Consalvi, who joins the firm’s patent law group, is the former president and general counsel of NetBio Systems, a provider of rapid DNA analysis solutions.

Before working at NetBio, Consalvi served as vice president and chief IP counsel at biotechnology company Transkaryotic Therapies. Before that she was a partner in private practice at Howrey Simon Arnold & White and Lyon & Lyon.

“We are very fortunate to have a lawyer of Mary’s calibre joining our team,” said Brendan O’Rourke and Robert Cleary, Proskauer partners and co-chairs of the firm’s litigation department. “Not only is she a top-notch litigator, but she also has a keen understanding of patent and other business issues facing biotech companies based on her strong corporate and industry background.”