Pia (Pooja) Rai Singh is an associate in the Litigation practice and is based in the firm’s New York office. Her practice focuses on complex litigation in the fields of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
Pia’s experience includes patent infringement litigations concerning both small molecules and biologics, complex commercial litigation and arbitration across a wide range of industries, and trade secret litigation. Her experience includes drafting pre-trial pleadings, managing large-scale document discovery, working with experts to develop case strategy, drafting expert reports, developing deposition strategy for and second-chairing numerous expert and fact witness depositions, and drafting briefs in support of and in opposition to dispositive discovery and evidentiary motions. She has represented life sciences companies in litigations involving pharmaceutical formulations, therapeutic antibodies, biotechnology, and medical devices. She has also represented clients in the insurance, advertising, solar, and financial industries.
Pia leverages her prior work experience at multiple big pharmaceutical companies as a mergers and acquisitions analyst in her practice.
Pia also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on wrongful convictions, immigration, and reproductive rights.
Pia's experience includes:
- Represents Novartis subsidiary Advanced Accelerator Applications in a Hatch-Waxman & trade secrets litigation regarding its gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) treatment drug LUTATHERA®
- Represents American Regent, Inc. and CSL Vifor in a Hatch-Waxman litigation regarding its intravenous iron treatment drug Injectafer®
- Represented BioNTech SE’s regarding its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Comirnaty® in two patent infringement actions
- Represented Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Actelion in Hatch-Waxman litigations regarding its blockbuster UPTRAVI® and OPSUMIT® pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs
- Represented an advertisement technology company in a defamation action against a competitor
- Represented a solar panel sales company in a breach of contract claim against a solar panel installation company
- Represented the former CEO of an insurance company in a breach of contract action
Pia received her law degree from Boston College Law School in 2023, where she served as a writer and editor for the Intellectual Property Technology Forum Journal. She earned a B.S. in Biology with a minor in business from Villanova University in 2018. Pia is admitted to the New York State Bar.
Credentials
Education:
- Boston College - 2023 Juris Doctor
- Villanova University - 2018 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar