Colleen Tracy James

Colleen Tracy James focuses her practice on patent infringement litigation, US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, and other complex intellectual property litigation. Many companies have entrusted Colleen to handle litigations that involve their billion dollar a year products and bet the company cases. Colleen also provides her clients with an array of intellectual property patent services such as freedom-to-operate opinions and licensing and due diligence advice, among others. In 2019, IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals guide, recognized Colleen as among the firm's "leading lights of the life sciences practice," adding that "Colleen has fantastic litigation skills and judgement and does a brilliant job when coming up against top adversaries. She is tremendous to work with and makes the job of in-house counsel so much easier."

Whether she is handling a high-stakes patent litigation or engaged in IP counseling, due diligence or licensing, Colleen is known for being organized, efficient, cool under pressure and an exceptional communicator. Her skill and dedication in preparing witnesses for depositions has, time and again, allowed her to achieve outcomes that met or exceeded client expectations.

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

According to Legal 500 U.S., "Colleen Tracy attracted client praise for her 'overall depth of knowledge, dogged advocacy, and unfailing attentiveness to details of concern to the client.'" Colleen was Recognized as a 'Life Science Star" in the 2016 edition of Euromoney's Legal Media Group (LMG) Life Sciences, and has been recognized as an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property since 2014, she was also recognized as one of the 'Top 250 Women in IP" by Managing Intellectual Property in 2016. Colleen was selected as a top Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law practitioner in the 2012-2021 editions of Best Lawyers in America. She was also named 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 rising star in intellectual property law in the 2007 edition of Law360.