Ranking tables
Life Sciences | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
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Brenda H Jarrell Choate Hall & Stewart LLP21 Years Ranked- Farah Gerdes Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati1 Years Ranked
Kyle Faget Foley & Lardner LLP5 Years Ranked- Laurie Burlingame Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1 Years Ranked
- Louis Lieto Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati1 Years Ranked
Marc Recht Cooley LLP12 Years Ranked- Melissa Hunter-Ensor, PhD Greenberg Traurig, LLP2 Years Ranked
Michael Beauvais Ropes & Gray LLP1 Years Ranked
Michael Bison Goodwin1 Years Ranked- Sarah Hogan WilmerHale1 Years Ranked
Sarah Solomon Goodwin1 Years Ranked
Stephen L Altieri Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP5 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
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1 Cooley LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedCooley LLP has a well-equipped team in the Boston market able to support the full range of life sciences and biotechnology companies. The team is especially strong at handling transactional and commercial matters such as IPOs, private equity investments, SPAC mergers and licensing agreements. Cooley has further strength in IP, particularly in assisting clients with patent prosecution and portfolio management.
1 GoodwinLife Sciences2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedGoodwin has broad experience advising early-stage life sciences companies on venture capital financings. strategic partnerships and IPOs. The group also houses significant patent prosecution and enforcement capability.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedLatham & Watkins offers significant depth of expertise in transactional life sciences matters. The team boasts strength in handling complex mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and SPAC deals, and has notable experience litigating high-value patent infringement matters.
1 Ropes & Gray LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedRopes & Gray's Boston-based office is well known for its transactional life sciences practice. The team has notable experience in handling complex collaboration and licensing agreements as well as private equity financing deals. The group is complemented by the firm's significant IP expertise.
1 WilmerHaleLife Sciences2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedThe WilmerHale life sciences team in Boston has a wide-ranging practice in the space. The team has robust expertise in both transactional and contentious matters. WilmerHale is well regarded for its ability to support clients throughout the venture capital financing cycle. The firm is also lauded for the depth of its IP group, regularly supporting clients with ANDA applications, Hatch-Waxman disputes and patent enforcement litigation.
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2 Foley Hoag LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedFoley Hoag's Massachusetts-based team provides extensive support to clients in the life sciences sector. The group has a wealth of experience advising early-stage companies on matters including IPOs, venture capital financing and patent management and prosecution.
2 Greenberg Traurig, LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig houses broad life sciences capabilities. The team is noted for its deep experience advising early-stage companies on patent prosecution and IP strategy and management, with further capabilities in complex IP litigation and regulatory matters.
2 MintzLife Sciences2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedMintz's Boston team has broad and deep experience advising life sciences sector clients. The team is particularly adept representing and counseling clients on transactional matters, including licensing and collaboration agreements, M&A, IPOs and venture capital financing.
2 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiLife Sciences2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedWilson 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.
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3 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedBoston-based Choate Hall & Stewart has the ability to adeptly handle a broad range of matters for life sciences companies. The team is highly regarded for its offering providing support on a range of transactional matters including M&A and venture capital investment. The team has further strength in advising on patent prosecution and intellectual property strategy for emerging and established life sciences companies.
3 Covington & Burling LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedCovington & Burling is widely respected for its life sciences regulatory expertise, supplemented by impressive experience in capital markets and white-collar work.
3 Foley & Lardner LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedFoley & Lardner advises life sciences clients on a full spectrum of regulatory, corporate and transactional matters. The group has experience of working with companies at all stages of their life cycles, from startups to established global players.
3 Lathrop GPMLife Sciences2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedLathrop GPM is able to offer clients deep and extensive services related to IP management. The Boston-based team is noted for its patent prosecution, due diligence, licensing and IP enforcement expertise.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPLife Sciences2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius is regularly called upon to advise emerging and established life sciences companies on a wide range of transactional matters, including major financings, joint venture agreements and M&A. The firm offers additional strength in IP-related matters, including prosecution and portfolio management, as well as high-stakes litigation.