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September 25, 2018
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General Patent Litigation
Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded)
| Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded) — Highly recommended |
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| Covington & Burling |
| Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
| Fish & Richardson |
| Paul Hastings |
| Sidley Austin |
| Venable |
| Williams & Connolly |
| WilmerHale |
| Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded) — Recommended |
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| Arnold & Porter |
| Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott |
| Dechert |
| Goodwin Procter |
| Jones Day |
| Kirkland & Ellis |
| Mayer Brown |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
Patent Prosecution
Patent Strategy & Management
| Lawyer | Section | Practice Area | Location |
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| Adkisson, John | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation | Minneapolis |
| Attwell, Gwilym J O | Intellectual Property | Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy & Management, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Wilmington |
| Brooks, Juanita | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | San Diego |
| Flanagan, Elizabeth | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation | Minneapolis |
| Fraser, Janis K | Intellectual Property | Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy & Management | Boston |
| Garcia, Todd | Intellectual Property | Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy & Management | Boston |
| Lavoie, Teresa A | Intellectual Property | Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy & Management | Minneapolis |
| Mahn, Terry | Regulatory | FDA: Medical Device, FDA: Pharmaceutical | Washington, D.C. |
| Scherkenbach, Frank | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation | Boston |
| Shear, W Chad | Intellectual Property | Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | San Diego |
| Singer, Jonathan E | Intellectual Property | Patent Strategy & Management, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | San Diego |
| Tyreus Hufnal, Martina | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Wilmington |
| Whelan, Dorothy | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy & Management, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Minneapolis |
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Intellectual Property
Fish & Richardson
IP firm Fish & Richardson offers significant breadth of experience to clients in all areas of the life sciences patent space. The firm receives top rankings in general patent litigation, Hatch-Waxman disputes, patent strategy and prosecution. In the litigation space the firm had a blockbuster year, notably for its involvement in the reversal of a $2.5 billion damages award against client Gilead, the largest patent infringement verdict to date.
The litigation team for Gilead included top trial lawyers Juanita Brooks, Frank Scherkenbach and Jonathan Singer, all of whom were shortlisted for General Patent Litigator of the Year in their respective regions by LMG Life Sciences. Singer won the award in the California category. "Fish has some of the leaders in the field, and has amassed a significant practice," a peer says about the patent litigation group. Another peer says Scherkenbach is "certainly one of the top trial lawyers" in the life sciences patent space. Dorothy Whelan heads the firm's post-grant practice and is one of the top practitioners in Patent Office disputes. She was recognized as Post-Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year by LMG Life Sciences for her significant work handling IPRs.
In prosecution, a client says Fish & Richardson has "always lived up to their excellent reputation." Janis Fraser is one of the firm's leading patent attorneys with a focus on the life sciences sector. She has deep experience as counselor to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and is noted for her work related to biologics. "Janis is a trusted advisor in patent prosecution strategy and opinion drafting," a client says. "She has a depth of knowledge that is unmatched in the field of biologics patent law." Teresa Lavoie "provides for hands on, thoughtful and thorough review of the work requested," a client says. She is currently active for several of the firm's clients providing patent strategy and life cycle management related to a number technologies. A client says Delaware patent attorney Gwilym Attwell consistently provides advice that is "thoroughly evaluated," and is "always willing to dive deeper into a topic as needed." His practice is focused on strategic prosecution and opinions in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Todd Garcia is "responsive and strategic and exhibits a personal interest in achieving successful outcomes for his clients," a client says.
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