Dr. Esmond is a director in the Biotechnology/Chemical Group.  His intellectual property law experience has principally been in the biotechnology and chemical areas.  His legal experience includes counseling clients in various intellectual property matters such as patentability investigations, validity and infringement analyses, freedom to operate and FDA/ANDA practice.  He has also prepared and prosecuted patent applications relating to pharmaceuticals, flavor chemicals, polymers, molecular and cell biology, high throughput screening assays, immunodiagnostic assays, stem cells and therapeutic methods.  He is also experienced in interference practice.