Karol Pessin is an intellectual property lawyer and advisor with about 20 years experience in the biotechnology field.

She worked at Amgen for over 10 years with primary responsibility for IP of the Neupogen/Neulasta franchise. Prior to Amgen, Ms. Pessin was in private practice at Lyon & Lyon, where her major responsibility was patent litigation on behalf of Genentech. She is currently with the law firm Foley & Lardner.

As a Larta advisor under the CAP program, Ms. Pessin has advised start-up management on patent and licensing business and research strategies, including market exclusivity and market entry. This involves not only patent properties, but may involve regulatory requirements, manufacturing strategies or licenses. Ms. Pessin has advised on managing outside counsel, and how or when to use outside counsel effectively, and on setting up an in-house law department. Currently, Ms. Pessin is an intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner, in the life sciences and chemical/pharmaceutical area.

Ms. Pessin received her JD from UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall.