Ranking tables
Life Sciences | USA
California
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Arnold & Porter 12 Years Ranked
Irell & Manella LLP 10 Years Ranked
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 7 Years Ranked
King & Spalding LLP 2 Years Ranked
McDermott Will & Emery LLP 8 Years Ranked
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9 Years Ranked
Proskauer Rose LLP 4 Years Ranked
Reed Smith LLP 4 Years Ranked
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 4 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Cooley LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedCooley LLP is a much-admired practice with a deep bench of transactional attorneys and a strong Bay Area presence. The firm is recommended for its representation of biotechnology companies in corporate and commercial matters including high-value M&A, venture capital investments and licensing and collaboration agreements. It offers substantial expertise in relation to medical device patent prosecution matters.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP has a best-in-market corporate team with a sterling reputation for its counsel on M&A transactions, public and private securities offerings, and strategic partnerships. The team acts for early-stage and long-established companies as well as banks and financiers. A contentious practice with expertise in handling everything from white-collar investigations to intellectual property disputes.
Band 2
2 Covington & Burling LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedCovington & Burling LLP is renowned for the quality of its regulatory compliance counsel, alongside wider expertise in strategic partnerships, collaboration agreements and licensing deals. The team is also recommended for complex patent litigation. The group has impressive knowledge of all disciplines within life sciences, including cutting-edge technologies such as digital health and regenerative medicine.
2 GoodwinLife Sciences2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedThe Goodwin team provides experienced corporate counsel for emerging companies with particular expertise in assisting with public and private securities offerings and M&A. The team also receives attention for its counsel on patent portfolio strategies, including licensing deals and due diligence for corporate transactions. They have an additional expertise in patent litigation.
2 Morrison FoersterLife Sciences2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedMorrison Foerster is recommended for its seasoned bench of patent prosecutors and for its counsel regarding the protection and commercialization of IP portfolios. The team receives attention for its transactional strength, including the handling of private financing, strategic partnership, licensing and M&A deals. The group is also noted for representing clients in patent litigation, registry actions and royalty disputes.
2 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiLife Sciences2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has a long-established presence in the life sciences technology field, with a team that enjoys a strong reputation for its counsel to emerging companies, especially in relation to its cutting-edge transactional work. The firm provides strategic advice on IP portfolio management matters, including patent prosecution. The firm has additional expertise with regard to contentious patent matters including Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Band 3
3 DLA Piper LLP (US)Life Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP houses a highly regarded practice with a strong international presence highlighted for its guidance on the management of IP portfolios and on corporate transactions and stock offerings. The team is also recognized for its contentious work, such as patent disputes and patent office actions. The firm has additional expertise in medical device product liability litigation.
3 FenwickLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedFenwick offers an admired corporate practice highlighted for its representation of both startup companies and more established entities across the life sciences sector. The firm is particularly noted for assistance with venture capital finance, licensing transactions and strategic partnerships. They group has additional expertise in stock offerings and the treatment of IP assets in high-value M&A transactions, and is also noted for the quality of their representation in complex patent disputes.
3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP provides well-regarded corporate counsel with a particularly strong reputation in relation to M&A, financing transactions and strategic collaborations. The team is noted for patent infringement proceedings, royalties disputes and inventorship claims, with additional expertise in product liability litigation.
3 Knobbe MartensLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedKnobbe Martens is a boutique IP practice with a strong Southern California presence recommended for its effective patent portfolio work, including prosecution, as well as due diligence on corporate, commercial and capital markets transactions. The team has extensive experience handling PTAB proceedings and is also recommended for patent and trade secrets litigation.
3 Perkins Coie LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedPerkins Coie LLP represents clients in relation to the management of IP portfolios, including freedom to operate analysis, patent prosecution, due diligence and enforcement actions. The team is noted for corporate transactions, licensing deals, strategic partnerships and capital markets offerings. The team also assists with PTAB proceedings and advises on FDA compliance matters.
3 Ropes & Gray LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedRopes & Gray LLP is a respected life sciences group with broad expertise encompassing contentious and non-contentious mandates. The firm is frequently called upon to represent major companies in acquisitions, financings and collaboration agreements. It offers notable capabilities advising on regulatory proceedings and litigating complex patent disputes.
3 Sidley Austin LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedSidley Austin LLP is well equipped to handle a diverse range of life sciences concerns, including acquisitions, collaborations and capital raising as well as intellectual property disputes and other litigation. The team brings to bear substantial regulatory bench strength and an international presence to advise clients in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.
Band 4
4 Arnold & PorterLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedArnold & Porter has notable expertise in patent prosecution matters, patent infringement litigation and product liability class actions. The group is also regarded for IP-led corporate transactions with experience handling company formation and early-stage financing deals. The firm provides advice on compliance with regulatory regimes around the world.4 Irell & Manella LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedIrell & Manella LLP is a litigation boutique recommended for its bench of seasoned trial lawyers providing adept representation in patent infringement and inventorship disputes. The firm is well regarded for its capabilities in representing life sciences clients in inter partes reviews at the PTAB. It also advises on transactions in the sector, such as patent licensing and M&A.4 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a comprehensive patent portfolio practice for life sciences companies of all stripes which takes in prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis and due diligence for corporate transactions. It has additional expertise in contentious IP proceedings.4 King & Spalding LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedKing & Spalding LLP represented Eisai in connection with a restructuring of its collaboration with Biogen to develop and commercialize drugs to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease.4 McDermott Will & Emery LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedMcDermott Will & Emery LLP provides broad contentious and non-contentious IP expertise to life sciences companies. The team frequently advises on patent prosecution, general IP counseling and portfolio management. The group is further recognized for its experience in complex IP litigation and proceedings before the USPTO.4 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP offers notable expertise in a wide range of IP matters, including patent prosecution, infringement litigation and Hatch-Waxman and PTAB proceedings. The team is further known for its work on IP-driven transactions, including licensing and collaboration agreements, M&A and stock offerings.4 Proskauer Rose LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedProskauer Rose LLP offers sophisticated counsel to leading life sciences companies involved in complex patent litigation, including inter partes review proceedings. The firm demonstrates further expertise in handling high-stakes product liability trials, as well as non-contentious matters including patent prosecution and licensing agreements.4 Reed Smith LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedReed Smith LLP has a broad life sciences expertise encompassing both contentious and transactional matters. The firm offers expert guidance to established and emerging companies on financings, mergers and acquisitions. The group is frequently engaged to litigate high-value patent and trade secrets disputes.4 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPLife Sciences2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers wide-ranging life sciences expertise to established and emerging companies. The firm is particularly noted for its ability to provide sophisticated representation to clients involved in high-value patent disputes, including at appeal and in inter partes review proceedings.