Location Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US Gender Male
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David joined Univercells in January 2018 as our CLO to lead all activities related to IP rights and patents, risk management and compliance, and in-house general corporate counsel responsibilities, assuring future company success while navigating the constantly changing tide of regulation and legislation in our industry.
His expertise from more
than twenty years in the IP, legal and life science sectors plays an integral role in his contributions at Univercells by enhancing the security of our innovations and IP technologies in development along with our overall legal capabilities. As a veteran in these sectors, David has held such titles as Vice President of IP Strategy Solutions (CPA Global, most recently), Chief IP Counsel (CPA Global and ATMI Inc.) and IP Counsel (IBM). It was during his eight years at ATMI Inc. (later acquired by Pall Life Sciences, Entegris) that he became acquainted with the life sciences industry and met the founders of Univercells.
In addition to his above endeavors, David has, since 2014, maintained his own law firm, Shofi Law in Ridgefield, Connecticut, specializing in IP law (patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and other related matters). He is licensed to practice law in New York and Connecticut and is a registered patent attorney practicing before the U.S. Patent Office. He has also been listed in IAM Strategy 300’s annual listing as a world-leading IP strategist.
