Ajita Shukla

Counsel at White & Case

Speaker

Ajita Shukla is counsel in the Washington D.C. office and a member of the White & Case's Global Mergers & Acquisitions and Global Technology Transactions Practices. Her practice focuses on transactional work for the life sciences industry involving pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device products and services, for large multi-national pharmaceutical companies, biotech start-ups and individual inventors. Ajita is Co-Chair of White & Case's Asian Affinity Network. She is also a member of the firm's Global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Group and the Firm's India Practice Group.

Ms. Shukla has represented clients in a wide range of industries and technologies including, pharmaceutical, medical device, electrical and computer, entertainment, consumer goods and fashion. She has advised clients regarding intellectual property-related aspects of various transactions including those involving: intellectual property licensing, software licensing, collaboration agreements, development agreements, sales and e-commerce, brand protection, music royalties and right of publicity licensing. As a complement to her transactional work, Ms. Shukla has extensive experience litigating complex intellectual property disputes in federal courts, the International Court of Arbitration, the International Trade Commission and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Prior to earning her law degree, Ms. Shukla worked as a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry.