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Emily I Leonard
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Emily I Leonard
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 2

Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial

USA - Nationwide

19 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial

California

14 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
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USA

Practice Areas

Life sciences, corporate.

Career

Emily Leonard is the managing partner of the firm's Palo Alto office and a leader in the firm's life sciences practice. She concentrates in transactions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other life sciences clients from early-stage ventures to large public and private companies. She has extensive experience in handling complex strategic partnering and collaboration agreements, joint ventures, licensing, and other technology transfer arrangements. She advises clients with respect to the full range of clinical and commercial agreements that span the life cycle of a drug product or medical device or diagnostic, including technology evaluation, sponsored research, clinical study, clinical research organization, professional services, manufacturing and co-promotion agreements.

Personal

George Washington University Law School, JD, 1994, with honors; Catholic University of America, BA, 1990, magna cum laude; Covington & Burling 1994-present (Partner since 2003).

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Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial - USA - Nationwide

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Emily Leonard advises clients on matters including licensing and technology transfers, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, as well as research and operations-related commercial agreements.
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Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial - California

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Band 2
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Emily Leonard centers her work on advising biotech and pharmaceutical clients on a broad range of transactional matters such as acquisitions, investments and collaboration transactions.
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Emily is an excellent attorney and a valued thought partner.

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