Sara Serag represents biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in intellectual property matters, with a focus on patent portfolio management, and patent prosecution. She counsels clients on IP strategy. Sara is trained as a pharmacist. She pursued her graduate studies through the American University in Cairo, where she did her master’s research in biotechnology at UT-Southwestern and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology at Harvard Medical School. Sara also has teaching experience as a lecturer of pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy, UW Madison.
Sara manages patent portfolios for life sciences companies, drafts patent applications and prosecutes patents before the USPTO. She conducts freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses, performs due diligence reviews, and prepares intellectual property opinions. Sara supports inventors to develop IP strategies and counsels on intellectual property issues aligned with their research and development programs.
Sara has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals including Cell, Cell Metabolism, and Genes and Development.
Concentrations
• Intellectual property
• Patents and innovation strategy
• Biotechnology
• Life sciences
Experience
Representative Matters
• Sara has worked on a range of complex intellectual property and regulatory matters in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and health care sectors. Her experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications for biologics and immunotherapies, conducting freedom-to-operate and patentability analyses, and Hatch-Waxman litigation. She has also advised healthcare and life sciences companies on FDA regulatory and Antikickback Statute compliance, promotional and labeling issues. In addition, Sara has provided strategic counseling to early-stage biotech companies on IP portfolio development, licensing, and aligning regulatory and patent strategies to support commercialization.
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Serag prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Previous Experience
• Lecturer of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy, 2017-2023
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Ain Shams University, School of Pharmacy
• Clinical Research Associate, Cairo University, School of Medicine
Internships and Research Experience
• Law Clerk, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), 2022
• Intern, Hon. Judge Conley, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2021-2022
• Clinical Pharmacist Intern, UW Health, 2018-2019
• Clinical Pharmacist Intern, Navitus Health Solutions, 2018-2019
• Clinical Research Scholar, Endocrinology Department, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 2018
• Clinical Research Associate, Servier Pharmaceuticals, 2006-2008
Professional Certifications
• Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certification (FPGEC), National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, 2018
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Intellectual Property Law, 2026
Professional & Community Involvement
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), 2023-Present
o Co-Chair, Biotechnology Committee, 2024-Present
o Co-Chair, Women in Law Committee, 2024-Present
