Ashley M. Mays-Williams

Ashley Mays-Williams, Ph.D. is a partner in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Her practice primarily focuses on intellectual property law, particularly patent litigation matters in the fields of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Dr. Mays-Williams has experience litigating cases arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act on behalf of innovator companies. She has represented life science companies in litigations involving pharmaceutical compounds, pharmaceutical formulations, and antibody technology. Dr. Mays-Williams has also represented and counseled clients in numerous other technology areas including medical devices, bone pastes and cements, and batteries.

Dr. Mays-Williams received her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude, in 2012 where she served as a member of the intellectual property law review journal Cybaris®.

She obtained her Ph.D. from King’s College London in Medical and Molecular Genetics in 2010, and graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Biology from University of Wisconsin in 2003. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Dr. Mays-Williams was a patent prosecutor at a boutique prosecution shop located in the Midwest.