Linda Foit, Ph.D.

Linda Foit is an Associate in the Intellectual Property Department at Fox Rothschild LLP.  Focused on delivering commercial value, Linda advises companies and non-profit organizations of different sizes on intellectual property matters for innovations in a variety of life sciences fields.

Leveraging more than a decade of multifaceted scientific research experience, Linda designs and implements global patent estates and prepares competitive landscape, non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate analyses. She also assists investors in the due diligence of patent assets in the context of financings, IPOs, and mergers and acquisitions. She is experienced in preparing and negotiating technology licensing confidentiality, collaborative research, and material transfer agreements.

Linda holds a Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry and a M.Sc. degree in biotechnology. During her interdisciplinary doctoral and postdoctoral training, she directly contributed to multiple drug and research tool inventions while also gaining extensive experience in a variety of life science fields, including biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology, oncology, genetics as well as research and diagnostic tools.