Daniel W. Young

Daniel W. Young is a shareholder at Wolf Greenfield who provides strategic intellectual property counsel to life sciences companies, research institutions, and investors. His practice focuses on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, licensing, transaction, and patent matters. He develops and manages patent portfolios involving biologics and small molecules, aligns patent and regulatory strategies, and advises leadership teams on intellectual property decisions connected with financing, transactions, product development, and long-term commercial planning.

Daniel earned a JD from Suffolk University Law School with an Intellectual Property Law Concentration, cum laude and with distinction. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, an MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a BS in Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. His scientific and engineering training supports detailed analysis of sophisticated technologies and patent issues.

Daniel advises clients on patent portfolio development, due diligence, third-party patent risk, licensing, private placements, public offerings, debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions. He works with technologies including cell therapies, RNA therapies, immuno-oncology, antibodies, vaccines, gene therapies, genomics, bioinformatics, biomedical devices, and clean energy technologies. His experience includes patent portfolio audits, foreign filing programs, invention triage, and intellectual property planning tied to evolving research priorities.

Daniel W. Young is admitted in Massachusetts, before the US Patent and Trademark Office, and before the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Before practicing law, he completed post-doctoral research through a Novartis fellowship and worked in engineering and the US Merchant Marine. His combined legal, scientific, and technical background helps clients connect patent strategy with research goals, transactions, regulatory planning, financing decisions, and broader business objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Pro Bonocommittee, Boston Intellectually Property Law Association (BIPLA)
• Past-President, BIPLA, Formerly the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA)

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) in Intellectual Property Law Concentration
• University of Massachusetts Medical School
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Science
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  MEng, Biomedical Engineering
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Marine Engineering

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