Sharon K. Gagliardi

Sharon K. Gagliardi represents clients in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical and biotechnological life sciences.  

Ms. Gagliardi has represented clients before U.S. District Courts, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.  She has extensive experience litigating Hatch-Waxman infringement actions on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and has handled all phases of litigation including drafting pleadings, preparing infringement contentions, managing electronic discovery, drafting Markman briefing and arguing at hearings, working with infringement and validity experts, drafting motions and declarations, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, supervising pretrial filings, and managing large trial teams. She has also assisted on client task forces for global pharmaceutical assets and in coordinating U.S. discovery in aid of foreign patent proceedings. Ms. Gagliardi also has substantial experience in the intersection of antitrust law and patent law, representing clients in antitrust actions related to intellectual property disputes. 

In addition to her extensive patent litigation practice, Ms. Gagliardi also has substantial experience in the areas of trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, cyberlaw, non-competition agreements, and the intersection of antitrust law and patent law. Ms. Gagliardi also has substantial experience representing companies and individuals involved in criminal and other government investigations and related civil litigation, including investigations and litigation under the False Claims Act, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Anti-Kickback Statute.

Ms. Gagliardi has been recognized for her mentorship capabilities and has been honored with Dechert’s Exceptional Teacher Award for her commitment to training and developing associates. She maintains an active pro bono practice, defending the rights of victims whose civil liberties have been violated and assisting individuals in immigration and family law matters. In 2007, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP) honored Ms. Gagliardi as Philadelphia VIP’s November Volunteer of the Month. Additionally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children presented Ms. Gagliardi an Award of Merit for her work in successfully returning a child to his father in a case brought pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Ms. Gagliardi has served as a member of the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Chemical Society. She served as a Steering Committee Member for the Wake Forest Friends of Chemistry from 2010-2013. During law school, Ms. Gagliardi interned for the Honorable Stephen M. Orlofsky of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Gagliardi completed a National Science Foundation research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Materials Science.