Judith Krens

Partner at Pinsent Masons

Speaker

Judith Krens leads the Life Sciences practice of Pinsent Masons in the Netherlands. Judith has a degree in law and in chemistry. Patent law has been her passion since the start of her career. She has two decades of experience with cross-border patent and SPC litigation in the field of pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical devices.

Clients describe her as a highly skilled and stand-out partner for such matters in the region. As a life sciences specialist Judith assists clients with complicated matters in pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory law. She has deep knowledge of the sector.

Judith further has worked in the M&A and private equity team of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, which gave her top-class experience in negotiating IP licenses and transfer agreements. She is Dutch (Amsterdam bar) and US (NY bar) qualified

Judith is one of the co-founders of the Female IP Experts (FIPE) network in the Netherlands. She frequently speaks at international and national conferences on pharmaceutical and biotech patent litigation.