Prior to joining the firm, Maria Repass served as a patent agent at a Boston law firm where her practice consisted of patent prosecution and counseling in the areas of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, which included the preparing and prosecution of patent applications in the United States and abroad. Maria assisted in helping several major pharmaceutical companies develop global prosecution strategies and expand and protect their IP portfolios in the areas of immunotherapeutics, gene therapy, peptide therapeutics, drug manufacturing, and personalized medicine.