Life Sciences |
Overview
Perkins Coie is one of the nation's leading law firms for technology entrepreneurs. We represent clients across a full range of life sciences areas, including biologic therapeutics such as proteins, antibodies, genes and cells, diagnostics, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Our attorneys know the industry as well as they know the laws that apply to it. Many of our patent attorneys and patent agents have advanced degrees in molecular biology, chemistry or biophysics.
We can help biotech and pharmaceutical companies, public and private, solve legal problems at every stage of growth. Our group has assisted leading biotech companies in putting together domestic and international partnering deals, including serving as company counsel in public and private financings.
Our patent attorneys handle complex patent portfolios in such fields as antibodies, gene discovery, protein synthesis, drug development and delivery systems, genomics and proteomics, medical instruments, microfluidics, software and robotics. We focus on interference, infringement, trade practice, unfair competition and product liability proceedings.
We also provide a full range of legal services for our life sciences clients including:
- Intellectual property enforcement and defense
- Product liability defense and prevention counseling
- Private investment, initial public offerings and follow-on financings
- Securities claims
- Executive compensation and equity incentive plans
- Real estate transactions, including leases and expansion of production or administrative facilities
- Employment
- Immigration
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