Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown is recommended nationally for general patent litigation and Hatch-Waxman disputes for branded drug makers. In addition to the firm's contentious practice, the firm is also notable for its work in patent strategy, exemplified by its activity as IP counsel on complex life sciences deals.

IP practice group co-chair Lisa Ferri is a standout practitioner at the firm, and was shortlisted for the New York Patent Litigator of the year award by LMG Life Sciences. Her matters from the past year include representing Sanofi against the Washington Research Foundation in a suit related to the client’s drug Elitek, and a case for Gilead against eleven generic challengers seeking to market versions of branded Lexiscan. Ferri was also active as patent counsel on several M&A and licensing matters.

New York-based Brian Nolan is well versed in patent litigation, counseling and due diligence. He was recently active for Alexion as IP counsel in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Portola Pharmaceuticals. In litigation, he is lead counsel for the same client in a patent dispute opposite Chugai. Joseph Mahoney contributes to the firm's strength in Hatch-Waxman and Patent Office disputes. His life sciences expertise is bolstered by a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

Patent attorney Vera Nackovic specializes in strategic counseling for clients in the pharmaceutical, biologics and medical device areas, among others.

Headquartered in Chicago with an additional 25 offices worldwide, Mayer Brown is an international, full-service law firm with a significant presence in the life sciences space. In particular, the firm is noted for its robust antitrust and product liability practice.

Daniel Ring is co-leader of the Chicago office's litigation and dispute resolution practice, as well as co-leader of the firm's product liability and mass torts group. Ring currently represents St Jude Medical and Abbott Laboratories, now combined as one of the world's largest medical device companies, in a matter involving the first-known public effort by a short seller to partner with a cybersecurity research firm to short a stock based on claimed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. St Jude alleges that Muddy Waters and MedSec ran a short-selling scheme by spreading false and misleading information about its devices in order to drive down stock prices and collect the ensuing profits. Ring filed a complaint on St Jude's behalf claiming defamation, Lanham Act violations, deceptive trade practices, and civil conspiracy.

In Washington, DC, Andrew Tauber serves alongside Ring as counsel to St Jude Medical in multiple product liability suits involving claims of alleged defects in its Riata defibrillator leads. The team is also defending the client in a securities class action arising out of alleged misrepresentations.