Choate, Hall & Stewart

Kristen Buteau, Chair of Choate’s Intellectual Property Department, counsels clients on protection strategies for small molecule therapeutics and other chemistry-related technologies and therapeutics. Her clients – comprised largely of pharmaceutical and biotech companies – benefit from her years of experience as a medicinal and process chemist in the Boston-area pharmaceutical industry. Working alongside scientists and/or in-house legal teams, she assists pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the strategic development of patent portfolios and product lifecycle management for clinical stage small molecules and related technologies.

Kristen advises clients in all areas of drug discovery, from proof-of-concept through drug design, development, and product launch. She manages global patent portfolios for sophisticated pharmaceutical companies, while also facilitating investment acquisitions, financing, and licensing through IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses. Her clients also look to her for advice on the Orange Book listability of patents, regulatory exclusivity estimates and timelines, and patent term extension applications.

Suffolk University Law School JD, 2010, Intellectual Property, magna cum laude, with distinction

Northeastern University MS, 2005 Chemistry

Boston University BA, 2000 Chemistry