Clark+Elbing
Sophia Rappleye is an emerging legal professional currently pursuing a Doctor of Law (JD) degree at Northeastern University School of Law, expected to graduate in May 2027. Sophia possesses experience as an Intellectual Property Paralegal at Clark+Elbing LLP from June 2022 to August 2024 and previously served as an intern at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition from May 2021 to December 2021. Additional experience includes a role as Head Lifeguard/Food and Beverage Manager at French Creek State Park from May 2017 to August 2020, and a position as a Research Assistant at Castro-Lowenstein Lab from September 2019 to April 2020. Sophia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience from the University of Michigan, completed in 2022, and is a graduate of Wilson High School, class of 2018.
Clark+Elbing
Clark+Elbing is a top-tier intellectual property (IP) law firm focused on protecting and promoting innovations in life science, chemistry, devices, and diagnostics. Founded in 1996 by a group with a shared passion for science, our firm has a long-held reputation as a premier law firm for patents. We are proud to offer a robust team of IP attorneys with advanced degrees in science who are supported by a group of Ph.D.s who are at the forefront of scientific innovation. We are as curious, collaborative, precise, and creative as you are. We are unapologetic science enthusiasts with a deep appreciation for technology. We understand what it is, how it works, why it matters – and what it is worth. That’s why clients like you prefer to work with us. We get it, and we get you. Our clients span the business spectrum and the globe. We represent clients from start-ups to multinational corporations and the investors that fund them, as well as world-class universities and medical centers.