ShehlaWynne Ph.D.

Dr. Shehla Wynne represents clients in intellectual property matters, with a particular focus on biopharmaceutical patent litigation in district courts and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). She has experience with issues arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Her experience spans discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeals. Shehla has significant experience drafting dispositive and other critical motions.

From 2019 to 2020, Shehla served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. While in law school, Shehla was executive production editor from 2013 to 2014 of the AIPLA Quarterly Journal, a publication of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Prior to practicing law, Shehla earned her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at Georgetown University, where her research centered on the molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer cell migration. She has coauthored several peer-reviewed articles in the field of cancer research.

Shehla is actively involved in the Firm's diversity initiatives. She is a co-founder of Desi Writers' Lounge, a nonprofit organization committed to furthering literary awareness in South Asia.