Conor B. McDonough, Ph.D., Partner
☎ CONTACT
E: cmcdonough@hechtpartners.com
T: (857) 557-5204
PRACTICE AREAS
Conor B. McDonough is a skilled advocate with a proven record of service to business clients across a range of fields, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, software, semiconductor technologies, and also consumer products manufacturing. He has been an instrumental trial team member in numerous matters in federal courts as well as the International Trade Commission. His practice encompasses contract litigation and intellectual property disputes such as patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright litigation. He has also assisted multiple pro bono clients in obtaining asylum based on persecution as members of the LGBTQ community.
Conor holds a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania, and his broad technical acumen allows him to quickly and easily digest complex technical materials, and to effectively present such concepts to a lay audience such as a judge or jury.
Prior to joining Hecht Partners, Conor practiced at Pierce Bainbridge. He was previously an associate first at Ropes & Gray LLP, then at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Conor is an avid photographer and aspiring woodworker, and is fascinated by human spaceflight.
Notable Representations
Represented Amgen in biosimilar litigation against Apotex and Sandoz regarding filgrastim and pegylated filgrastim.
Represented Samsung in litigation over LTE radio transmission technologies, and a cybersecurity research company in copyright litigation against a global consumer electronics company.
Thought Leadership
Panelist, Best Practices in Patenting Precision Medicine, Life Sciences Patent Network, April 25, 2019, Boston, MA
Co-author with Nicholas Groombridge, The Use of Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in Inter Partes review – Evolution of the Law, Expert Guides, June 24, 2016
Co-author with Hiro Hagiwara, Steve Baughman, and Gene Lee, Joint and Divided Infringement: Navigating the Changing Landscape for Multiple Actors and Distributed Systems under U.S. Patent Law, 62 Japan Int. Prop. Assoc. 265, 2015
Co-author with Kenneth B. Herman and Jennifer Scarpati, Faster Regulatory Path for Follow-On Biologics is a Win for Pharma, 6 Pharma Mag. 46, 2010
Author, The Mainstreaming Requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the Context of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 35 Fordham Urban L.J. 1225, 2008
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of New York
State of Massachusetts
District of Massachusetts
EDUCATION
J.D., Fordham University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
A.B., Bowdoin College