Nick Mitrokostas is a first chair trial lawyer with over two decades of experience litigating high stakes patent, trade secret, licensing and antitrust disputes for innovator life sciences companies.  He is a partner in the Boston office and co-head of the Global Life Sciences industry group.

A litigator known for his trial skills, Nick has been lead trial counsel in numerous patent litigations and arbitrations involving pharmaceuticals, diagnostic testing and medical devices and products. Nick’s extensive experience spans clients focusing on wide-ranging technologies including the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and device industries, and various fora including federal and state courts as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the International Trade Commission (ITC).  Nick has also coordinated global patent enforcement strategies and provided multinational clients with representation and counseling in the U.K., various national jurisdictions in the EU, and at the European Patent Office.

In addition to representing large multinational corporations, Nick has expertise in representing and counseling emerging, small and mid-cap life sciences companies in later stage drug development on issues pertaining to patent and regulatory exclusivities including patent term extension (PTE), patent listing requirements, and pre-commercial and launch assessments and litigation risks. He advises clients in developing strategies for maximizing regulatory and patent exclusivity as well as mitigating risks associated with product launch in the United States.  Nick also counsels and represents universities and higher educational institutions in intellectual property matters.

Nick is a frequent speaker and author and an authority on emerging issues relating to digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning in the life sciences space.  He has co-chaired various committees of the Boston Bar Association’s IP section as well as the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners organization (IPO).

Earlier in his career, Nick served for seven months as a Special Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County (Mass.) where he prosecuted more than 200 cases, tried more than 15 jury and non-jury misdemeanor and felony cases, and argued numerous dispositive and evidentiary motions. He was also part of the special counsel team that was appointed by the Massachusetts Attorney General to investigate and prosecute companies involved in the collapse of the ceiling in the Massachusetts Central Artery Tunnel (“Big Dig”) killed Milena Del Valle.  He devotes significant time to representing pro bono clients in criminal and immigration matters.