Prior to joining Panitch Schwarze, Julianna L. Hunt served as a legal assistant at a startup software company. She helped the company form and implement its first compliance program, assisted in its international expansion and corporate formation in Ireland, managed all contracts and business agreements, facilitated the company’s achievement of its clinical and regulatory certification from the FDA, and engaged with the software scientists and legal team to expand the company’s patent and intellectual property portfolio.

As a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law, she was active in the intellectual property space, participating in the school’s Intellectual Property Moot Court Team and Intellectual Property Law Society. She augmented her legal studies through Temple Law’s Study Abroad Summer Program, where she studied international sports law and international civil litigation in Rome, Italy.

Prior to pursuing her Juris Doctor degree, Julianna earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Drexel University and served as a clinical research assistant at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System. She also earned a master’s degree in legal studies from Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, where she focused her studies on pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory compliance.

American Bar Association

American Chemical Society

• Graduation with Cum Laude – Temple University, Beasley School of Law (May 2024)
• AIPLA IP Moot Court Regional Semifinalist – American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (March 2023)
• Distinguished Class Performance in Patent Law and Intellectual Property – Temple University, Beasley School of Law (December 2023)
• Ray Dombrowski Sports Law Fund Scholarship Recipient – Temple University, Beasley School of Law (November 2023)
• Outstanding Oral Advocacy in Legal Research & Writing II – Temple University, Beasley School of Law (May 2022)
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award/Best Student Performance in Legal Regulation of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Research & Development – Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law (May 2021)
• ACS Philadelphia Section’s Scholastic Achievement Baccalaureate Award – Drexel University, College of Arts & Sciences (June 2020)
• Women’s Rowing Team Captain – Drexel University (September 2019 and 2020)
• Academic All-CAA Honors Award – Colonial Athletic Association (May 2021)
• Philadelphia Inquirer All-Academic Scholar – The Philadelphia Inquirer (June 2019, 2020, and 2021)
• Exelon Endowed Scholar – Exelon Corporation (November 2016)

Julianna volunteers for organizations that fund research initiatives to find a cure for cancer, such as Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Walk for Hope and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. Her hobbies include cooking, running, international travel (especially Italy!), and rooting on all Philly sports teams.