Julie Thomsen is a litigation associate at Avantech, focusing on complex patent and trade secret cases. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale University and specializes in life sciences matters, including cases involving pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, though her proficiency extends to a wide range of technological fields, such as consumer electronics and semiconductors. Notably, Julie was a core member of the team that secured a $1.25 billion settlement for ViiV Healthcare in a case involving the blockbuster HIV drug, dolutegravir. She was also instrumental in winning a $273 million jury verdict for Ravgen, a groundbreaking biotech firm, and obtaining several settlements with other providers of non-invasive prenatal testing and liquid biopsy.

Julie’s experience spans all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigations to trial. Her responsibilities have included preparing trial materials and examinations, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, handling all aspects of claim construction, collaborating with experts, managing fact discovery and depositions, assessing infringement and invalidity, and conducting internal investigations and pre-suit diligence.

Julie is also dedicated to pro bono work, securing asylum for a transgender refugee in partnership with Immigration Equality, and serving in the environmental law divisions of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General in Boston and the California Attorney General’s Office in Los Angeles.

Before her legal career, Julie's graduate work at Yale University led to a U.S. patent. Her research background also includes a position in the Department of Perinatal Biology at Loma Linda University and involvement in various chemical engineering projects. These experiences have equipped Julie with a solid foundation for handling life sciences matters, enabling her to successfully navigate complex cases and deliver exceptional results for Avantech's clients.

J.D. Harvard Law School (2018)

Ph.D., Chemistry, Yale University (2015), Recipient of the T.F. Cooke Award for Excellence in Teaching

B.S., Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University (2010), Minor in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Graduated summa cum laude, Member of Phi Delta Lambda Honor Society

New York

• Represented ViiV Healthcare against Gilead Sciences in the District of Delaware asserting infringement of ViiV’s HIV drug patent. Active participant in all stages of litigation, including trial preparation, dispositive motions, expert discovery, fact discovery, and claim construction.
• Represented Ravgen, Inc. in several matters, including successful jury trial against Laboratory Corporation of America and favorable settlements, including trial preparation, motions practice, fact and expert discovery, and claim construction.
• Represented Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Momenta Pharmaceuticals in patent infringement suit involving multiple sclerosis treatments.
• Represented Cisco Systems, Inc. against Plantronics, Inc. in trade secret litigation.
• Represented a major pharmaceutical company in patent and trade secret litigation against another multinational pharmaceutical company concerning vaccines.
• Represented a major consumer electronics company in successful defense of patent infringement allegations.
• Represented multinational pharmaceutical companies in internal investigations and pre-suit diligence.

Stafford W. Sheehan, Ulrich Hintermair, Julianne M. Thomsen, Robert H. Crabtree & Gary W. Brudvig (Inventors), Iridium Complexes for Electrocatalysis, U.S. Pat. No. 9,790,605

Stafford W. Sheehan, Julianne M. Thomsen, Ulrich Hintermair, Robert H. Crabtree, Gary W. Brudvig & Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, A molecular catalyst for water oxidation that binds to metal oxide surfaces, 6 NATURE COMMS. 6469 (2015)

Julianne M. Thomsen, Daria L. Huang, Robert H. Crabtree & Gary W. Brudvig, Iridium-based complexes for water oxidation, 44 DALTON TRANS. 12452 (2015)

Julianne M. Thomsen, Stafford W. Sheehan, Sara M. Hashmi, Jesus Campos, Ulrich Hintermair, Robert H. Crabtree & Gary W. Brudvig, Electrochemical activation of Cp* iridium complexes for electrode-driven water-oxidation catalysis, 136 J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 13826 (2014)

Won-Hee Ryu, Forrest S. Gittleson, Julianne M. Thomsen, Jinyang Li, Mark J. Schwab, Gary W. Brudvig & Andre D. Taylor, Heme biomolecule as redox mediator and oxygen shuttle for efficient charging of lithium-oxygen batteries, 7 NATURE COMMS. 12925 (2016)

Ke R. Yang, Adam J. Matula, Gihan Kwon, Jiyun Hong, Stafford W. Sheehan, Julianne M. Thomsen, Gary W. Brudvig, Robert H. Crabtree, David M. Tiede, Lin X. Chen & Victor S. Batista, Solution structures of highly active molecular Ir water-oxidation catalysts from density functional theory combined with high energy X ray scattering and EXAFS spectroscopy, 138 J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 5511 (2016)

Jonathan Graeupner, Ulrich Hintermair, Daria L. Huang, Julianne M. Thomsen, Mike Takase, Jesus Campos, Sara M. Hashmi, Menachem Elimelech, Gary W. Brudvig & Robert H. Crabtree, Probing the viability of oxo-coupling pathways in iridium-catalyzed oxygen evolution, 32 ORGANOMETALLICS 5384 (2014)

Prashanth K. Poddutoori, Julianne M. Thomsen, Rebecca L. Milot, Stafford W. Sheehan, Christian F. A. Negre, Venkata K. R. Garapati, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Victor S. Batista, Gary W. Brudvig & Art van der Est, Interfacial electron transfer in photoanodes based on phosphorus (V) porphyrin sensitizers co-deposited on SnO2 with the Ir (III) Cp* water oxidation precatalyst, 3 J. MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 3868 (2015)

Daria L. Huang, Rodrigo Beltrán-Suito, Julianne M. Thomsen, Sara M. Hashmi, Kelly L. Materna, Stafford W. Sheehan, Brandon Q. Mercado, Gary W. Brudvig & Robert H. Crabtree, New Ir bis-carbonyl precursor for water oxidation catalysis, 55 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2427 (2016)

Rebecca J. Kamire, Kelly L. Materna, William L. Hoffeditz, Brian T. Phelan, Julianne M. Thomsen, Omar K. Farha, Joseph T. Hupp, Gary W. Brudvig & Michael R. Wasielewski, Photodriven oxidation of surface-bound iridium-based molecular water-oxidation catalysts on perylene-3,4-dicarboximide-sensitized TiO2 electrodes protected by an Al2O3 layer, 121 J. PHYS. CHEMISTRY C 3752 (2017)

Jonathan Graeupner, Timothy P. Brewster, James D. Blakemore, Nathan D. Schley, Julianne M. Thomsen, Gary W. Brudvig, Nilay Hazari & Robert H. Crabtree, Electron-rich CpIr(biphenyl-2,2′-diyl) complexes with π-accepting carbon donor ligands, 31 ORGANOMETALLICS 7158 (2012)

Hari Nair, Joseph E. Gatt, Rong Zhang, Julianne M. Thomsen, Justin A. Bordley, Sara Y. Choung & Chelsey D. Baertsch, Simulating the Performance of a Catalytic Microsensor for Quantifying Ethanol in Inert and Reactive Environments, 50 IND. ENG. CHEM. RES. 10972 (2011)

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