Lisa Adelson is a counsel with the Intellectual Property Group in Crowell & Moring LLP's Washington, D.C. office. Lisa is a seasoned patent practitioner with numerous years of experience representing biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and design clients in all aspects of patent prosecution and counseling.

Lisa has extensive experience managing patent portfolios and conducting analyses related to major due diligence and patent litigation matters. Lisa has represented clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (formerly the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Before joining Crowell & Moring, Lisa spent many years as a patent attorney at a leading AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, D.C. In that role, Lisa assisted in a wide array of biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients with their patent-related needs, including preparation, prosecution, counseling, litigation, due diligence, and related regulatory work. Lisa also has significant experience in the field of design patent law, having practiced alongside one of the pioneers in this field at a Washington-area boutique.

Lisa earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law School and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Colgate University, where she was a Colgate University Alumni Memorial Scholar, a Dana Scholar, and a lifetime member and president of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. She also received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Additionally, Lisa has received the Bausch and Lomb Science Prize, American Chemical Society Award, and Harvard Book Award.

Lisa is a strategic thinker who has represented individual and multinational clients at all phases of development. She is a frequent lecturer on current topics in intellectual property law and has published various articles in the field of patent law.