Arnold & Porter announced today that Dr. Amanda Antons has joined the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology practice as counsel, resident in Chicago.

Dr. Antons's practice focuses on patent litigation, specifically in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including ANDA litigation, patent interference and post-grant proceedings, and trade secret litigation matters.  She has significant research experience and knowledge in the biotechnology and the life sciences industries including work on T cell/HIV interactions.  Dr. Antons also has experience counseling clients regarding patent portfolio evaluation.

Dr. Antons earned her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt University.  She received her JD from DePaul University College of Law, magna cum laude, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif; and earned her BS from Iowa State University in Agricultural Biochemistry.