Jillian Gately

Senior Associate

Jillian Gately is a member of Choate’s IP Litigation Group. Jillian represents a broad range of clients, including in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and technology industries, involved in intellectual property matters as well as complex commercial disputes.  Jillian also has experience assisting clients in internal investigations and in conducting pre-litigation analyses.

Jillian recently served as a Special Assistant District Attorney with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, where she gained significant criminal trial – both jury and bench – and motion practice experience.

Representative Engagements

  • Counsel for former owners of a radiopharmaceutical company in a contract action in the Southern District of New York.
  • Counsel for semiconductor manufacturer in a contract action in the District of Massachusetts.
  • Represented patent holder biopharmaceutical company in a patent infringement litigation related to the compositions and methods for treatment of a rare genetic disorder.
  • Represented software company in a contract and non-competition action related to an asset purchase agreement.
  • Represented individual through the Lawyer’s Clearinghouse’s Legal Clinic in social security hearing presided over by an Administrative Law Judge.

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Member of the Wesleyan Athletics Advisory Counsel where she has spoken on a few “Young Alumni” panels for current Wesleyan athletes

Education & Credentials

Boston College Law School
JD, 2018, cum laude
Executive Editor, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest
Wesleyan University
BA, 2015

Admissions

Massachusetts

Jillian's Insights

Publications 11.14.2023

IPWatchdog Life Sciences Masters 2023 Takeaways

Key takeaways compiled by Choate attorneys who recently participated in the IPWatchdog Life Sciences Masters, which provided insights on the latest updates and trends in intellectual property law and the biopharmaceutical industry.

Announcements 08.11.2023

Choate Obtains Federal Circuit Affirmation of PTAB Decision

Choate and Anita Spieth are noted in Law360’s article, “Individual Inventors Face Rough Day At Federal Circuit,” regarding a three-judge panel’s non-precedential opinion in Shamoon v. Resideo Technologies Inc. The Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB's decision to invalidate an inventor’s patent claims related to wireless communications.

Announcements 04.03.2023

National Attention for Choate’s U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Amgen v. Sanofi et al.

On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Amgen v. Sanofi et al, No. 21-757, one of this term’s most highly-watched cases concerning the law of enablement as it applies to patents directed to antibody therapeutics. Choate’s amicus brief, submitted on behalf of Nobel Prize laureate Sir Gregory Paul Winter and other interested scientists in support of Sanofi and Regeneron, was repeatedly highlighted by counsel during the argument. 

Announcements 02.15.2023

Choate Submits Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court on behalf of Nobel Laureate Sir Gregory Paul Winter and Interested Scientists in Amgen v. Sanofi et al.

On February 10, 2023, Choate submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Sir Gregory Paul Winter and other interested scientists in support of Sanofi and Regeneron in Amgen v. Sanofi et al, No. 21-757.  The case involves the law of enablement for patents and whether the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals correctly interpreted the law when it invalidated Amgen’s patents directed to broad classes of antibody drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors.

Announcements 04.07.2022

2022 PTAB Annual Conference Takeaways

Choate was a sponsor of the recent PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C., where more than 150 practitioners, in-house counsel, and attorneys from law firms gathered to hear the latest updates and trends.