2021 research period for North America is officially open
March 24, 2021
Research team is now accepting firm submissions, due June 1
US
General Patent Litigation
| General Patent Litigation — Recommended |
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| Arnold & Porter |
| Cooley |
| Covington & Burling |
| Durie Tangri |
| Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
| Knobbe Martens |
| Mayer Brown |
| McAndrews Held & Malloy |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
| Venable |
| Weil Gotshal & Manges |
Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Generic)
| Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Generic) — Highly Recommended |
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| Goodwin Procter |
| Knobbe Martens |
| Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik |
| Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
| Winston & Strawn |
| Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Generic) — Recommended |
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| Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider |
| Greenberg Traurig |
| Morrison & Foerster |
| Perkins Coie |
| Robins Kaplan |
| Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck |
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher |
| Lawyer | Section | Practice Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klein, Charles | Intellectual Property | General Patent Litigation | Washington, D.C. |
| Lombardi, George C | Intellectual Property | Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Chicago |
| Nutter, Michael K | Intellectual Property | Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Chicago |
| Rurka, Maureen | Intellectual Property | Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Chicago |
| Stephens, Reed | Non-IP Litigation & Enforcement | White-Collar/Govt. Investigations | Washington, D.C. |
| Wickramasekera, Nimalka | Intellectual Property | Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation | Los Angeles |
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Intellectual Property
Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn's IP group is highly recommended in general patent and Hatch-Waxman litigation. The firm is most notable for being one of the most active generic practices in the Hatch-Waxman domain, and for its recent involvement acting for biosimilars clients in BPCIA disputes.
Litigation group co-chair George Lombardi is considered one of the foremost trial lawyers in the ANDA litigation area, a reputation bolstered by a significant year of patent work in the life sciences area. IP co-chair Charles Klein is another standout litigator in the firm's life sciences group, offering significant experience in Hatch-Waxman and biosimilars suits. Maureen Rurka is a respected litigator focused on disputes related to pharmaceuticals and biosimilars.
First-chair trial lawyer Michael Nutter focuses his practice full-time on life sciences matters. He acts as litigation counsel for the firm's many high-level generic clients, and is also involved in the growing area of BPCIA suits. Nimalka Wickramasekera was shortlisted by LMG Life Sciences for the Intellectual Property Rising Star award in 2019, and is one of the firm’s experienced attorneys in the area of Hatch-Waxman litigation.