Erica Pascal

Dr. Erica Pascal specializes in providing IP strategy for life sciences start-up companies. Dr. Pascal is registered to practice as a patent attorney with the USPTO. She is admitted to practice in California and admitted to the Southern and Central Districts of California as well as the Federal Circuit. Dr. Pascal has significant experience in strategic counseling as well as patent prosecution and patent litigation for a variety of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Dr. Pascal previously was a partner at a major global law firm.

Dr. Pascal began her career in science. She received her B.S. degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Pascal did her post-doctoral work at the University of Illinois and then worked for 8 years in research and management in the biotech industry. Following these 15+ years in science, Dr. Pascal transitioned to patent law, completed her J.D. degree and then clerked for the district court in the Southern District of California.