Nao Takada

A Ph.D. geneticist and attorney supporting litigation teams, law firms, and life sciences companies on matters where complex science decides the legal outcome.

Life Sciences Legal Counsel Intellectual Property Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Professional Profile

Nao Takada is a Ph.D. geneticist and attorney. She works with litigation teams, law firms, and life sciences companies on matters where complex science decides the legal outcome, from product liability and patent disputes to IP diligence, licensing, and U.S.–Japan work.

Her scientific training allows her to move directly into the technical record of a dispute — reading study design, data, and expert reports the way a scientist does, then translating that analysis into arguments and strategy that courts, counterparties, and business teams can act on.

On the transactional side, Nao supports intellectual property diligence and licensing for life sciences and technology assets, helping clients understand what a portfolio actually protects and where scientific or regulatory assumptions create risk.

Signature Focus

Science-Driven Litigation Support

Nao works alongside litigation teams on product liability and patent disputes, analyzing study design, data, and expert reports where the science drives the legal outcome.

IP Diligence & Licensing

She supports intellectual property diligence and licensing for life sciences and technology assets, assessing scope, validity assumptions, and technical risk.