Arlene L Chow

Practice Areas

Arlene Chow, a first-chair Chambers-ranked litigator and trial lawyer, represents companies in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries on patent, trade secret, and licensing disputes. She serves as Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group.

Ms. Chow routinely litigates IP matters directed to small molecule and biologic drugs for the treatment of a wide variety of indications, as well as medical devices and dosage forms. Leveraging her background in biochemistry, Ms. Chow is able to frame matters from the perspective of a judge or jury in order to achieve the best solutions for her clients. Ms. Chow thrives on interaction with scientific experts, both in-house and externally.

Ms. Chow is a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registered patent attorney, and one of a select few who has been first-chair not only in district court trials and hearings, but also federal circuit arguments, and inter partes and post grant review hearings before the USPTO.

Ms. Chow previously served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) committee in the New York office.

Speaking Engagements

• Life Sciences Patent Network Conference, November 2022

• ACI Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium, September 2022

• Keynote Speaker, Women's Health Innovation Summit, September 2022

• Pharmaceutical Litigation Strategy Summit, September 2021