SOPHIA IAMS focuses her practice on complex intellectual property and commercial transactions for life sciences companies, including strategic collaborations, licensing agreements, and mergers and acquisitions. She leverages her educational background in biology and biotechnology entrepreneurship, as well as her prior professional experience in life sciences consulting, to strategically assist and advise on client transactions.
Sophia earned her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she was a McAuliffe Scholar. While in law school, she was a legal intern for Verily Life Sciences as well as a student attorney with the Internet & Intellectual Property Justice Clinic, providing counseling on patent, trademark, and licensing matters.
Prior to attending law school, Sophia worked as a consultant in competitive intelligence for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare clients.