Head of Transactional Group at PDL BioPharma Joins Morgan Lewis
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03/20/2008 -
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2008: Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Thomas E. Duley—formerly the head of the transactional legal group at PDL BioPharma, Inc.—as of counsel, resident in the firm’s San Francisco office. Tom’s arrival reflects Morgan Lewis’s continued commitment to meeting the legal needs of clients in the life sciences industry.
With more than 200 lawyers, scientists, and other technical professionals who focus on the life sciences industry, the Life Sciences interdisciplinary practice at Morgan Lewis seamlessly covers all the scientific, business, and regulatory issues that arise during the complete product lifecycle. This cycle extends to transactions and litigation, to regulatory approvals and compliance, and protection of intellectual property, as well as key supporting capabilities, including FDA/healthcare, patents and patent litigation, labor and employment law, workplace training, immigration, and antitrust.
Tom has more than 10 years of experience in life sciences transactions and intellectual property litigation matters. While at PDL BioPharma, Tom led the legal group responsible for the contracts on behalf of the publicly traded biopharmaceutical company that researched, developed, manufactured, and sold pharmaceutical products. He has handled collaboration, licensing, supply and asset acquisition matters, overseen real estate and construction contracts, and guided and implemented formal contracting policy in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Tom joins a Business and Finance team that already spans the United States, Europe, and Asia, with more than 300 transactional lawyers who focus on a wide variety of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance, and capital markets.
He received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1995, where he was senior articles editor for the U.C. Davis Law Review. He received his Master of Architecture degree in 1987 and his B.A. in English literature in 1983 from the University of California, Los Angeles.
About Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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