Patent Attorney Scott Williams Joins Armstrong Teasdale

Scott Williams, who has extensive experience as an in-house patent attorney at several major pharmaceutical companies, has joined ’s Intellectual Property practice group as an of counsel. As a registered U.S. patent and trademark attorney, his practice will focus on helping both emerging and mature businesses in the development and application of chemical and life sciences technologies.

Prior to joining the firm, Scott spent more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry as in-house patent counsel at Pharmacia Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LLP. His experience includes managing Pfizer’s St. Louis patent department and evaluating numerous pharmaceutical collaboration, licensing and acquisition opportunities.

Williams received his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Kansas and B.S., chemical engineering, with distinction, from Iowa State University. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Kansas, and Massachusetts.

Intellectual property is the fastest growing practice area within Armstrong Teasdale, which has the largest patent practice in our market. We were recognized by Intellectual Property Today as one of the nation’s top patent firms; earned a “Band 1” status – the highest level available – for work performed in 2011 by Chambers USA and listed in the Law 360 IP 100, the online legal news services’ ranking of U.S. law firms with the largest intellectual property practice groups.