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Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial - California

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & 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.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins advised Merus in its $8 billion in its sale to Genmab.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson maintains a corporate and financing focus, frequently advising investment banks and venture capital firms along with public and private companies.

Charles K Ruck
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Charles K Ruck
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Charles Ruck is highly experienced in handling life sciences industry transactions and corporate governance issues, and maintains a broad client base of public and privately held businesses.

Charles always has insightful approaches.

Charles is a master in the boardroom. He is good at negotiating with counterparties and managing a set of directors with diverse sets of concerns.

Kate Hillier
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Kate Hillier
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Kate Hillier has a respected practice advising life sciences companies on licensing and collaborations, acquisitions and capital markets transactions. She regularly represents pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies nationally and internationally.

Kate is a licensing guru in the life sciences indsutry.

Kate is top-notch. She is incredibly invested and responsive, and can work efficiently, cutting through a lot of noise.

Kate has a wealth of understanding and the unique ability to understand both the scientific and corporate elements of the work.

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Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial

Cheston Larson
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Cheston Larson
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Charles K Ruck
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Charles K Ruck
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Kate Hillier
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Kate Hillier
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