Ralph Bakkensen – Biotech/Pharma Attorney
- Over 25 years of experience negotiating and drafting contracts, spotting issues, and advising on risks and what’s practical.
- Focus on contracts with life science companies, especially pre-commercial pharma companies. See my Contracts page.
- Experience in in-house, law firm, and independent practice.
- Former General Counsel of Atex ($60 million international software developer).
- Former Assistant General Counsel and Intellectual Property Coordinator for M/A-COM (Fortune 500 – global high tech company).
- Former Business Associate Attorney at the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson (large regional law firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon).
- Admitted in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
- JD and MBA degrees from Stanford University.
- Intellectual Property Law Certificate from Suffolk Law 2012.
- See my Differentiators (what makes me different as an attorney).
- Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and other high tech contracts is the other major focus of my practice. See http://bakkensen.com/.