Thomas Fitzpatrick serves as Chief Legal Officer at Coherus Biosciences. He served as Partner & Co-Chair Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group at Pepper Hamilton. He has over 20 years of executive-level legal experience, including an extensive background litigating complex patent and trade secrets cases. He brings strong leadership skills and IP expertise to his role as the head of Coherus' legal and compliance departments. Prior to joining Coherus, Fitzpatrick was an equity partner in large national and international law firms representing technology and life science companies. Earlier in his career, he was a Deputy District Attorney in San Mateo, California. Fitzpatrick earned his law degree from Santa Clara University and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.