PRACTICE GROUP ANALYSIS
LIFE CYCLE FIRMS
Practice Group Overview Arnold & Porter
With over 70 years of experience and practices focused on each key section of the industry, Arnold & Porter is positioned well in the competitive life sciences market. “They have one of the fastest growing industry groups and are becoming major players,” remarks one competitor. By integrating their highly-regarded attorneys from each practice area, the firm can assemble a team that is able to handle a wide-range of legal issues facing the industry clients. One of Arnold & Porter’s strengths is the regulatory capacity at their Washington DC office. Decades of working with the FDA and other government agencies has helped the firm forge relationships with the government. Partner Daniel Kracov is “one of the top FDA attorneys in the country and really leads the practice group,” says one peer. He has been counsel to a number of pharmaceuticals for an assortment of legislative initiatives on the hill. Arnold & Porter’s regulatory practice plays a crucial role in supporting their client’s business operations. A rival attorney notes “understanding company’s financial goals allows them to structure market clearance strategies to help clients take the next step towards achieving those goals.” Corporate partners Steve Parker and Julia Vax have been especially active this year in the marketplace, a group that has worked on deals for GE Healthcare and AstraZeneca. “He is a great corporate attorney and is great to work with on life sciences matters,” comments one colleague on Parker. Supporting the firm are its exceptional litigation practices. “A deep bench of extremely skilled litigators in the industry,” praises one of the firm’s competing attorneys. In the last two years, Arnold & Porter’s patent litigation team has been firstchair in a number of the industry’s more significant matters. Co-chair of the firm’s IP group Matthew Wolf was counsel for Boston Scientific Corporation in two separate patent litigation victories. He helped invalidate all four of the plaintiff’s patents in a multi-billion dollar dispute over marketleading drug products. The firm’s litigation expertise extends into the product liability, antitrust, and government enforcement practices. The whitecollar criminal defense litigation team at Arnold & Porter is described by a rival as “one of the best, if not the best, criminal defense team in the industry.” Partners John Nassikas and Kirk Ogrosky are highly acclaimed for their work in the field. Nassikas, who one attorney believes is “one of the most skilled defense attorneys I have ever seen,” has defended an array of individuals including government officials and lobbyists.
LIFE SCIENCES STARS
REGULATORY Jeffrey L Handwerker, Washington DC Allison W Shuren, Washington DC Daniel A Kracov, Washington DC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY David R Marsh, Washington DC Ginger R Dreger, San Francisco and Silicon Valley Matthew M Wolfe, Washington DC FINANCE & TRANSACTIONAL Steve Parker, Northern Virginia Julia Vax, San Francisco and Silicon Valley NON-IP LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT Peter T Grossi, Washington DC Keith Korenchuk, Washington DC John N Nassikus, Washington DC Kirk Ogrosky, Washington DC Ellen K Reisman, Los Angeles Baruch Weiss, Washington DC
PRACTICE GROUP BREAKDOWN OF LIFE SCIENCE STARS
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LMG LIFE SCIENCES 2013
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