Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson is a partner at Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC since September 2012, specializing in patent prosecution and client counseling with a focus on portfolio strategy and U.S. management. Prior to this role, Kirsten worked as an associate at the same firm and served as a legal fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund, where analytical work involved legal and technical issues related to the regulation of short-lived climate forcers. Kirsten's career began as a Technical Specialist/Patent Agent at Finnegan, where responsibilities included drafting and prosecuting patent applications in various chemical technologies. Academically, Kirsten earned a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a combined BS/BA in Chemistry and French from the University of Idaho.