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Life Sciences - Massachusetts

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati offers broad life sciences expertise. The firm is regularly called upon to advise early and late-stage biotechnology companies on private equity financing and IPO matters. The group has further experience advising on patent portfolio management and enforcement, as well as an impressive transactional team advising on cross-border licensing and collaborations.

Work Highlights

  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Light Horse Therapeutics on the negotiation of a collaboration agreement with Novartis, and on a $62 million Series A financing.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Farah Gerdes
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Band 3

Farah Gerdes' familiarity with high value international licensing and collaborations with large pharmaceutical companies is supplemented by her experienced handling of cross-border M&A.

Farah is an excellent transactional lawyer for licensing deals and similar transactions in the life sciences industry.

Farah always displays top-notch service and sophistication.

Farah is a lead negotiator, who sees things from a client's perspective, is flexible and really digests complex matters.

Farah has both breadth and depth, and goes beyond that in terms of strategy for deals. She is quick in grasping complex deal structures and optimizing them to be favorable to clients.

Farah has the ability to grasp complex issues yet see the big picture. She is a tough negotiator, a great writer and a wonderful partner in getting complex collaboration deals done.

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Louis Lieto
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Band 3

Louis Lieto's transactional intellectual property expertise sees him act on international strategic partnerships and support IPOs and various financing arrangements.

Louis is very strategic in his thinking.

Jennifer Fang
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Jennifer Fang
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Up and Coming
Jennifer Fang is increasingly recognized for her work advising emerging life sciences companies on a wide range of corporate matters, including financings, IPOs and M&A.

Jennifer is a true rockstar.

Jennifer is very responsive and well-connected in the community.

Jennifer is skilled and terrific to work with. She is always prompt, proactive and practical.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Life Sciences

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Farah Gerdes
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Band 3
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Louis Lieto
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Jennifer Fang
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Jennifer Fang
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Up and Coming