• Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude;
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., Chemical Engineering.

• Specializes in patent and trademark prosecution and counseling; provides litigation support.

Nicole's practice spans the chemical, biotechnical, electrical and mechanical arts. She prosecutes patent applications domestically and abroad in technologies relating to chemical process control, water and waste treatment, specialty materials and coatings, molecular profiling, power, IT infrastructure, medical devices and consumer products. She also has experience with the clearance and protection of trademarks.

A Bigger Picture:

Nicole is proud to have been LL&A’s first summer associate, and chose to join the firm after also spending time with a large international law firm. She concentrated in intellectual property during law school where she served as Editor-in-Chief of "IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology." Nicole supplemented this curriculum with advanced coursework in areas of interest including antitrust, business, tax and debtor-creditor law. Nicole is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Nicole works with clients of all sizes to leverage their intellectual assets through strategic patent portfolio development and management. Representative matters include biological assay techniques, toxin detection kits, modified biological molecules and analytical instrumentation. They also extend to batteries, fuel cells and thermal management of electronic assemblies. Nicole was recently recognized by Boston Magazine as one of Massachusetts' "Rising Stars" in the field of intellectual property law.

Nicole’s past engineering experience is relevant to her practice. She conducted surface modification research for biomedical devices at Genzyme Corporation, and evaluated the pharmacokinetic profile of emerging drugs at Boehringer Ingelheim. Nicole also participated in a well-funded biotechnology start-up company developing cell growth systems for use in various transplantation and immunotherapy applications.

In the academic environment, Nicole investigated drug delivery techniques in the Langer Lab at MIT. She was also active in the MIT Clinical Research Center. Apart from the technical knowledge gained, Nicole draws on this background in navigating complex issues involving intellectual property and research at universities. She remains true to her school, currently serving as a committee chair for the MIT Club of Boston.

Nicole enjoys playing tennis, hiking, biking and generally spending time outdoors. She also loves to read, play jazz piano, sew, travel and experiment with cooking various types of ethnic food. She dreams of having land for a real garden (and maybe a horse), but is not yet ready to sacrifice the luxury of her on-foot commute.