Deborah E. Fishman

Arnold & Porter

Deborah is a partner in Arnold & Porter’s Silicon Valley office, where she focuses her practice on intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical and medical device patent litigation. She has represented leading life sciences companies like Elan Pharmaceuticals, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, and Olympus Surgical in all aspects of complex patent litigation. Deborah has successfully represented Fortune 500 companies in business-critical patent cases and commercial disputes. She is registered to practice before the USPTO and has an active practice in post-grant contentious proceedings before the PTAB, before district courts, and on appeal to the Federal Circuit. Deborah has been recognized by LMG Life Sciences, IAM Patent 1000, The Legal 500 US and Managing Intellectual Property, where she has been named one of the Top 250 Women in IP since 2017.