Michelle Rhyu, Partner at Cooley

Today, my guest is Michelle Rhyu, Ph.D., a Partner at Cooley where she has represented life sciences companies at Cooley for over 25 years, litigating high-impact patent, contract, and trade secrets disputes. She advises biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical devices clients as they navigate complex patent landscapes and competitor incursions.

She has litigated and advised companies in BPCIA-related matters involving seven different biologic products. She has achieved significant wins in trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract cases. Michelle holds a JD from Stanford Law School and a PhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics from UCSF. She served as a law clerk for Judge James Ware in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and as an intern for Judge Paul Michel at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.