Legal Services

We support our life sciences clients with practical, business-focused legal guidance in areas such as:

• Intellectual Property: Patent strategy and prosecution including ex parte appeals to the PTAB and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, patentability analyses, freedom-to-operate analyses and opinions, IP portfolio development, due diligence, post-grant actions including applications for patent term extension and Orange Book Listings, licensing, trademarks, copyrights, and protection of proprietary technologies and trade secrets.
• Technology and Commercial Transactions: Licensing and collaboration agreements, sponsored research arrangements, manufacturing and supply agreements, distribution partnerships, and strategic alliances.
• Strategic Partnerships and Technology Transfer: Structuring and negotiating agreements with universities, research institutions, and commercial partners to advance development and commercialization efforts.
• Data Privacy and Security: Advising on HIPAA and global data protection compliance in research, clinical, and commercial contexts, including data use and information security frameworks.
• Corporate and Venture Finance: Entity formation, venture capital, and growth financings, strategic investments, mergers, and acquisitions and other change-of-control transactions.
• Employment and Compensation: Counseling on executive compensation, equity plans, and employee mobility, including issues involving founders, researchers, and technical talent.