Elaine Herrmann Blais

Elaine Blais serves as co-chair of Goodwin's Intellectual Property Litigation practice and is a member of Goodwin’s Allocations Committee. She previously served on Goodwin's Executive Committee. She specializes in intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation and licensing disputes and is also a member of the firm's Life Sciences Disputes group. Elaine has first-chaired numerous lawsuits and taken cases to trial in federal courts nationwide. Elaine is also the co-founder and editor of the firm's biosimilars blog, Big Molecule Watch, dedicated to offering insights and resources related to Goodwin's vigilant monitoring of legal, commercial, and regulatory developments related to biologics, biosimilars, and other advanced therapeutics. In the past, Elaine served as the head of the Litigation department in Goodwin's Boston office. Previously, she co-chaired the firm's Dobbs Task Force and held the role of co-chair for the Boston Women's Initiative Council.

JD, The Ohio State University, College of Law 1995 (with honors, Order of the Coif); BA, Allegheny College 1991