Morgan Lewis

Life Sciences Protecting the Complete Life Cycle

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Life Sciences Deskbook

Firm Events

05/16/08 Strategic Partnerships — Pharma-Biotech Collaborations: Optimizing Success, Minimizing Risk, and Maintaining Alignment (Spring Training Briefing Series) Pittsburgh
Practical briefings for life sciences company executives, in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.
05/21/08 Harnessing the Value of Your IP: Critical Factors in a Tech-Related Transaction Palo Alto
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Fast Facts

150 partners and counsel focused on the life sciences industry

60 professionals with advanced scientific degrees

800 active life sciences clients

Honors

PLCCross-border Quarterly 2008 Life Sciences Legal Market Review

  • Industry Super League - Ranked 16th among law firms worldwide
  • Regulatory Super League - Ranked 6th among law firms worldwide

PLCCross-border Life Sciences Handbook 2007/2008

  • U.S. - Recognized for commercial/ partnering, competition/ antitrust, corporate, government law enforcement/ investigations, regulatory, regulatory/ medical devices, and patent counseling
  • England - Recognized for regulatory
  • Japan - Recognized for corporate/commercial

Chambers USA 2008: Recommended in Washington, D.C. for healthcare/ pharmaceutical/ medical products regulatory

UK Legal 500 2007/2008: London: Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Clients

16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies

7 of the top 20 biotechnology companies

12 of the top 20 medical device companies

With more than 200 lawyers, scientists and other technical specialists who focus on the life sciences industry, we have one of the most comprehensive practices of any U.S. law firm. Unlike other law firms, we understand the scientific, business, and regulatory issues that our clients face and have expanded our practice to include more than 60 professionals with advanced life sciences degrees.

Our clients include many of the largest and most successful pharmaceutical companies in the world, as well as a long list of biotechnology companies, medical device manufacturers, nutritional companies, healthcare providers, renowned research and scientific institutions, and life sciences-focused investment banks and venture capital firms. As diverse as they are, these companies share a common need for comprehensive, integrated legal services that address all of the business issues and opportunities facing the industry.

Having expressly developed our capabilities to cover seamlessly the complete life sciences product lifecycle, we offer an unsurpassed mix of services that are critical to this industry. Our Life Sciences practice focuses on all important areas, from 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, Morgan Lewis Resources workplace training and immigration, and antitrust. As a full-service firm with offices in the financial and regulatory centers of central importance to the industry in the U.S., Europe and Asia, we are uniquely situated to provide counseling for the full range of business activities.