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Katherine Kieckhafer

Associate

Katherine is an associate in the Intellectual Property practice in the Boston office.

She focuses on complex patent litigation, with an emphasis on Hatch-Waxman cases and others involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices or other life sciences.

Katherine’s practice encompasses all phases of civil litigation, including taking and defending depositions, coordinating electronic discovery, drafting dispositive motions, preparing for and taking witness testimony at trial, and appeals. She also handles disputes before the US Patent and Trademark Office, representing clients in both bringing and defending against inter partes review.

Immediately following law school, Katherine clerked for The Hon. Richard Tallman, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted: State Bar of Massachusetts, 2016

Academic

JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Florida Law Review, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2015

M.S., Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology, Cornell University, 2011

B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Michigan, 2005

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.