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Ashley N. Mays-Williams

Partner, Litigation Department

New York

Phone: 1(212) 318-6816
Fax: 1(212) 230-7816

Overview

Ashley Mays-Williams, Ph.D. is a partner in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Her practice primarily focuses on intellectual property law, particularly patent litigation matters in the fields of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Dr. Mays-Williams has experience litigating cases arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act on behalf of innovator companies. She has represented life science companies in litigations involving pharmaceutical compounds, pharmaceutical formulations, and antibody technology. Dr. Mays-Williams has also represented and counseled clients in numerous other technology areas including medical devices, bone pastes and cements, and batteries.

Dr. Mays-Williams received her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude, in 2012 where she served as a member of the intellectual property law review journal Cybaris®

She obtained her Ph.D. from King’s College London in Medical and Molecular Genetics in 2010, and graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Biology from University of Wisconsin in 2003. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Dr. Mays-Williams was a patent prosecutor at a boutique prosecution shop located in the Midwest.

Representations

Recent representative matters include:

  • Eisai Inc. in a patent infringement case involving Targretin® (bexarotene), an oral treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
  • Teijin Pharma Limited in a patent infringement case involving Uloric® (febuxostat), an oral treatment to lower blood uric acid levels
  • Eli Lilly & Co. in litigation with Sanofi regarding Eli Lilly’s request to market its insulin glargine drug product Basaglar®
  • Amgen Inc. in a breach of contract and business tort suit brought in the Delaware Chancery Court arising out of Amgen’s development/joint venture agreements relating to Prolia® and Xgeva®

Practice Areas

Litigation
Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences and Healthcare
ESG & Impact
ESG Risk, Strategy, and Compliance
Impact Investing

Languages

Anglais

Admissions

New York Bar
United States Patent & Trademark Office

Education

William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. 2012
King's College London, Ph.D. 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. 2003

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