LMG Life Sciences Americas Names Morgan Lewis and Three Partners Among Annual Awards Finalists

NEW YORK, September 3, 2025: Morgan Lewis and three partners have been named finalists for United States Life Cycle Firm of the Year and Attorney of the Year, respectively, at the 2025 LMG Life Sciences Awards.

The partners shortlisted for the Attorney of the Year award are IP partner Mike Abernathy (Chicago) for General Patent Litigator of the Year, Midwest; IP partner Christopher Betti (Chicago) for Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year, Midwest; and Healthcare partner Michele Buenafe (Washington) for Regulatory Attorney of the Year, FDA Medical Device.

The LMG awards recognize the region’s most distinguished practitioners and their firms for exemplary work in the life sciences legal practice over the last year. Based on months of research and submission reviews, the LMG team identifies the most impactful cases, deals, and the lawyers and law firms behind them from across the United States, Canada, and Brazil.

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner in New York on September 4. View the full shortlist.