Lisa Moyles is a highly experienced intellectual property attorney with more than 30 years of experience helping clients develop, protect, manage, and maximize the value of their intellectual property assets. She advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property strategy, from patent and trademark procurement to freedom-to-operate analyses, portfolio management, licensing, and enforcement. Known for her practical approach and attention to detail, Lisa helps clients secure and defend intellectual property rights that withstand scrutiny and support long-term business objectives.
Drawing on her background as a mechanical engineer, Lisa represents clients across a broad range of technologies spanning the mechanical, chemical, and electrical arts. Her experience includes medical and dental devices, oil and gas technologies, transportation systems, engineering polymers, molded components, consumer products, automotive technologies, and combustion and heat-transfer equipment. She has also served as trusted intellectual property counsel to Fortune 50 companies, emerging businesses, and university technology transfer organizations, and has held chief intellectual property counsel roles for several small and mid-sized companies.
Clients value Lisa's ability to align intellectual property strategies with broader business objectives, helping organizations identify opportunities, manage risk, and create long-term competitive advantage. She is known for identifying emerging opportunities and bringing together the right people and resources to address them. Whether helping clients navigate new technologies, fostering relationships within the innovation ecosystem, or creating collaborative teams to solve complex challenges, she brings a practical and strategic approach to building lasting success.
Lisa is the firm's immediate past Diversity Partner. In that role, she chaired the Womble WINS Together Steering Committee, helping guide the firm's efforts to strengthen its culture, broaden perspectives, and support the recruitment, development, and advancement of a talented and dynamic workforce.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Connecticut Bar Association, IP Section, Executive Committee, (Former Treasurer)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), Chair of BRACE Subcommittee of the PMC
- Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber (formerly Connecticut Alliance for Business Opportunities), Cofounder and Former Board Member (Former Vice President)
Honors & Awards
- Named to IAM Patent 1000, Prosecution, Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, 2024 - Present
