Colleen Tracy James - Lawyer in New York, NY

Colleen Tracy James is a partner in Mayer BrownsIntellectual Property practice. She focuses her practice on patent litigation,USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, and other complex intellectualproperty litigation representing clients in the life sciences industry. She hasextensive experience litigating Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) mattersbrought under the Hatch-Waxman Act in federal courts across the US for clientssuch as, Gilead, AstraZeneca, and GlaxoSmithKline.

Whether she is handling a high-stakes patent litigation orengaged in IP counseling, due diligence or licensing, Colleen is known forbeing organized, efficient, cool under pressure and an exceptionalcommunicator. Her skill and dedication in preparing witnesses for depositionshas, time and again, allowed her to achieve outcomes that met or exceededclient expectations.

Above all, Colleen puts a premium on listening to herclients and building consensus among stakeholders so that she can craftstrategies that respond directly to the client's legal and business needs.

According to Legal 500 US, «Colleen Tracy attractedclient praise for her 'overall depth of knowledge, dogged advocacy, andunfailing attentiveness to details of concern to the client.'» Colleen wasRecognized as a «Life Science Star» in the 2016 edition ofEuromoneys Legal Media Group (LMG) Life Sciences, and has been recognized asan «IP Star» by Managing Intellectual Property since 2014, she wasalso recognized as one of the Top 250 Women in IP by Managing IntellectualProperty in 2016.Colleen was selected as a top intellectual property lawpractitioner in the 2011-2017 editions of Best Lawyers in America. She was alsonamed a 2013 «Woman Worth Watching» by Profiles in Diversity Journal.Colleen was featured as a rising star by Law360 in 2010 and was named a risingstar in intellectual property law in the 2007 edition of Law360.

While in law school, Colleen served as a student law clerkto the Honorable William G. Bassler of the United States District Court for theDistrict of New Jersey.