Dr. Rona Lamiquiz is an associate in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the patents and innovations practice. Rona's practice focuses on strategic patent counseling and monetization in the life sciences and biotechnology industries. In addition to patent prosecution and procurement, she has experience with intellectual property (IP) due diligence, freedom-to-operate analyses, and patent validity and infringement opinions. She also acquired IP litigation experience when she practiced as a litigator and participated in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.

Matthew J. Meyer is chief business advisor for life sciences at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Based in San Francisco, Matthew leads the firm's life science business advisory practice—a newly formed, innovative resource aimed at providing start-up and emerging life sciences companies with business insights, capabilities, and strategies to help them thrive and address some of their most challenging issues.