Dr. CJ Pommier joined the firm as an Associate in December of 2023. Dr. Pommier has almost 20 years of professional, leadership, and management experience in multinational and Fortune 100 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies as a scientist, people manager, and certified project manager. Prior to joining Hayes Soloway, CJ was an Associate Attorney in a corporate transactional practice with Hecker Pew, PLLC.
In April 2023, CJ co-presented “Chat GPT: What is it and what's ahead for lawyers?” to the Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Read her latest blog post for the National Science Policy Network on the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. CJ was also Faculty for the ABA CLE on President Biden's Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence and recently moderated the American Privacy Law Project panel at the Privacy Law in the AI Era Conference.
CJ is also the Executive Director of the TechLaw Program at the University of Arizona.
Areas of Practice:
Litigation
Patent prosecution
Trademark prosecution
Transactional Matters
Technology Experience Overview:
Medical devices and instruments
Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization antibodies, probes, and detection chemistries
Chemical and bioanalytical systems
Pharmaceutical active ingredients, formulations, and crystal form selection
Optical systems and devices
Machine learning algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Arizona
- District of Arizona
Education
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Arizona
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Arizona
B.S., Chemistry, summa cum laude, Pittsburg State University
Community activities
Morris K. Udall Inn of Court
Pima County Bar Association - recipient of 2023 John G. Hawkins Professionalism Award
American Bar Association
March for Science Southern Arizona (current board member)
Bioscience Industry Organization of Southern Arizona (former board member)
American Chemical Society
Outside of work, CJ can be found walking her foster dog, singing with the Arizona Women's Chorus, and exploring Tucson's diverse dining establishments.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cjpommier
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 520.882.7623
Fax: 520.882.7643
