Practice Areas
Judith Hasko is the Chair of the Transactional Department and Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s Life Sciences Practice. She provides counsel to life sciences companies and their investors on strategic, intellectual property and technology-based commercial transactions. Companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic product sectors, along with their investors, depend on Ms. Hasko for guidance and execution of licensing, corporate partnerships, joint ventures, co-promotion arrangements, manufacturing and distribution agreements, asset purchases and royalty stream transactions.
Widely recognized for her market-leading transactional work, Ms. Hasko brings complementary business and scientific perspectives to her legal representations. She is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA in Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial in both California and nationwide, and is consistently recognized by The Legal 500 United States, IAM Patent and LMG Life Sciences. Clients rely on her for her business acumen and knowledge of the life sciences industry, with one telling Chambers USA she “is an insanely talented attorney and a force of nature in this space."
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hasko was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of another major international law firm, where she served as vice chair of their Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice.
Personal
JD, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1994
MPhil, University of Sussex, 1988
BA, Vassar College, 1986
Experience
Ms. Hasko has co-authored several scientific publications and frequently lectures on commercial life sciences topics in both industry and academic settings, including at Berkeley Law and Stanford University.
