Choate adds former Finnegan IP litigator Marta Garcia

By AI, Created 5:25 PM UTC, May 21, 2026, /AGP/ – Choate has hired Marta Garcia as a Principal in its intellectual property litigation practice in Boston, adding trial, PTAB and life sciences expertise to a growing patent disputes team. The move strengthens the firm’s ability to handle complex patent fights in federal court and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Why it matters: - Choate is adding a lawyer with deep patent trial and post-grant experience to support technology and life sciences clients in high-stakes disputes. - Garcia’s mix of technical training and litigation experience is positioned to help the firm handle matters that turn on both engineering and patent-law issues.

What happened: - Choate named Marta Garcia a Principal in its Intellectual Property Litigation practice in Boston. - Garcia joins from Finnegan, where she handled complex intellectual property disputes. - Her practice will focus on patent and intellectual property litigation in federal courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The details: - Garcia has experience across all phases of litigation, from pre-suit analysis through trial and appeal. - Her work has included case strategy, dispositive motion briefing, fact and expert discovery, and expert-witness preparation for deposition and trial. - Garcia also works on post-grant proceedings, including inter partes review matters. - She advises clients on patent strategy, diligence and risk assessment. - Garcia has a technical background in materials science and biomedical engineering. - She earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School. - She earned her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, with a minor in Biomedical Engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Garcia is admitted in Massachusetts and California. - Garcia is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. - Sophie Wang, co-head of Choate’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group, said Garcia’s trial experience, technical fluency and strategic insight will strengthen the firm’s IP litigation bench. - Garcia said she is excited to join Choate’s IP litigation team and expects to work across practices on complex patent disputes.

Between the lines: - The hire signals that Choate is continuing to build around patent matters that require courtroom experience and technical fluency, especially in life sciences and technology. - Garcia’s background suggests Choate wants a litigator who can operate in both federal court and PTAB-style proceedings, where strategy and technical detail often decide outcomes. - Garcia’s leadership roles outside the firm also give her a visible profile in Boston’s legal and civic community.

What’s next: - Garcia is expected to begin handling client matters in Choate’s intellectual property litigation practice immediately. - Choate is likely to lean on her experience in trial preparation, post-grant proceedings and patent counseling as the firm markets its IP disputes platform. - Garcia will also continue her roles with civic and professional organizations, including the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees and IP law groups.

The bottom line: - Choate is expanding its patent litigation firepower with a lawyer who brings technical credentials, trial experience and PTAB capability to the firm’s IP bench.