Ranking tables
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial | USA
California
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
Band 2
Amy L Toro Covington & Burling LLP13 Years Ranked
Emily I Leonard Covington & Burling LLP19 Years Ranked
Ian B Edvalson Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati13 Years Ranked
Kate Hillier Latham & Watkins LLP3 Years Ranked
Lila Hope Cooley LLP6 Years Ranked
Ryan A Murr Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP8 Years Ranked
Stephen Abreu Sidley Austin LLP5 Years Ranked
Band 3
Charles K Ruck Latham & Watkins LLP21 Years Ranked
Frank Rahmani Sidley Austin LLP1 Years Ranked
Laura Berezin Cooley LLP11 Years Ranked
Maggie L Wong Goodwin5 Years Ranked
Mark B Weeks Cooley LLP12 Years Ranked- Mark Wicker Perkins Coie1 Years Ranked
Marya Postner Cooley LLP6 Years Ranked
Megan R Baca Ropes & Gray LLP4 Years Ranked- Randy Socol DLA Piper LLP (US)1 Years Ranked
Sam Zucker Goodwin19 Years Ranked
Shane Albright Goodwin2 Years Ranked- Stefano Quintini Fenwick1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Cooley LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedCooley LLP is a much-admired practice with a deep bench of transactional attorneys and a strong Bay Area presence. The firm is recommended for its representation of biotechnology companies in corporate and commercial matters including high-value M&A, venture capital investments and licensing and collaboration agreements. It offers substantial expertise in relation to medical device patent prosecution matters.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedLatham & 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. A contentious practice with expertise in handling everything from white-collar investigations to intellectual property disputes.
Band 2
2 Covington & Burling LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedCovington & Burling LLP is renowned for the quality of its regulatory compliance counsel, alongside wider expertise in strategic partnerships, collaboration agreements and licensing deals. The group has impressive knowledge of all disciplines within life sciences, including cutting-edge technologies such as digital health and regenerative medicine.
2 FenwickLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedFenwick offers an admired corporate practice highlighted for its representation of both startup companies and more established entities across the life sciences sector. The firm is particularly noted for assistance with venture capital finance, licensing transactions and strategic partnerships. They group has additional expertise in stock offerings and the treatment of IP assets in high-value M&A transactions, and is also noted for the quality of their representation in complex patent disputes.
2 GoodwinLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedThe Goodwin team provides experienced corporate counsel for emerging companies with particular expertise in assisting with public and private securities offerings and M&A. The team also receives attention for its counsel on patent portfolio strategies, including licensing deals and due diligence for corporate transactions. They have an additional expertise in patent litigation.
2 Ropes & Gray LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedRopes & Gray LLP is a respected life sciences group with broad expertise encompassing contentious and non-contentious mandates. The firm is frequently called upon to represent major companies in acquisitions, financings license and collaboration agreements. It offers notable capabilities advising on regulatory proceedings and litigating complex patent disputes.
2 Sidley Austin LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedSidley Austin LLP is well equipped to handle a diverse range of life sciences concerns, including acquisitions, collaborations and capital raising as well as intellectual property disputes and other litigation. The team brings to bear substantial regulatory bench strength and an international presence to advise clients in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.
2 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has a long-established presence in the life sciences technology field, with a team that enjoys a strong reputation for its counsel to emerging companies, especially in relation to its cutting-edge transactional work. The firm provides strategic advice on IP portfolio management matters, including patent prosecution. The firm has additional expertise with regard to contentious patent matters including Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Band 3
3 DLA Piper LLP (US)Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP houses a highly regarded practice with a strong international presence highlighted for its guidance on the management of IP portfolios and on corporate transactions and stock offerings. The team is also recognized for its contentious work, such as patent disputes and patent office actions. The firm has additional expertise in medical device product liability litigation and corporate governance matters including anti-takeover measures and proxy contests.
3 Freshfields US LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedFreshfields US LLP is a respected global firm with substantial experience acting for major life sciences companies. The group draws upon the firm's international footprint to advise clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactional work, including M&A, licensing and joint venture agreements.
3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP provides well-regarded corporate counsel with a particularly strong reputation in relation to M&A, financing transactions and strategic collaborations. The team is noted for patent infringement proceedings, royalties disputes and inventorship claims, with additional expertise in product liability litigation.
3 King & Spalding LLPLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedKing & Spalding LLP offers broad life sciences expertise, with deep experience in matters ranging from regulatory approvals to corporate transactions and complex IP disputes.
3 WilmerHaleLife Sciences: Corporate/Commercial2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedWilmerHale is sought out by companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology sectors for assistance in commercial transactions. Recognized for experience in strategic alliances, joint ventures, corporate partnerships and licensing, the team's advice also spans venture capital investment strategies, financings and patent infringement litigation.