Andrea Ladestro Custead

Andrea LaDestro Custead is a Senior IP Patent Paralegal/Docketing Specialist at Lonza since January 2017, with extensive experience in patent-related processes, including docketing US and foreign deadlines, coordinating with outside counsel, and preparing global patent portfolio reports. Prior to Lonza, Andrea served as an Intellectual Property Paralegal at BioHealth Innovation, Inc./InHouse Patent Counsel, overseeing contract procurement and international patent prosecution portfolios. Previous roles also include Intellectual Property Paralegal positions at Miles & Stockbridge P.C. and Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, where responsibilities encompassed managing prosecution portfolios, preparing USPTO correspondence, and maintaining electronic files. Andrea studied at the University of Maryland Global Campus in 1987.