LMG Life Sciences Ranks Finnegan as a Highly Recommended Firm for Life Sciences Patent Work

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June 1, 2012

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LMG Life Sciences Ranks Finnegan as a Highly Recommended Firm for Life Sciences Patent Work

WASHINGTON, DC - In its inaugural edition, LMG Life Sciences 2012 ranks Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as a “highly recommended” law firm for patent prosecution, patent strategy and management, general patent litigation, and Hatch-Waxman patent litigation in the life sciences area.  The guide’s description of the firm states that, “From prosecution to litigation, Finnegan works with clients and handles every area of life sciences patent work.”  Feedback from peers and clients ranged from “They do all kinds of IP work and they are really at the top of the list when it comes to IP boutiques and full service firms,” to “They are so easy to work with and are extremely cost effective.”  In addition, the publication recognizes Finnegan partners John R. Alison, Michele C. Bosch, Donald R. Dunner, Jean B. Fordis, Thomas L. Irving, Charles E. Lipsey, Leslie A. McDonell, Sanya Sukduang, and Charles E. Van Horn as Intellectual Property Life Science Stars.

About LMG Life Sciences

The LMG Life Sciences 2012 inaugural guide, published by Legal Media Group, highlights firms that specialize in four main practice areas by editorializing ranked firms and by listing Life Sciences Stars in a way that shows overlap between certain legal areas.  In addition to reviewing public information, LMG Life Sciences spoke to clients and leading lawyers to help inform their research process.  The publication conducted nearly 1000 interviews and reviewed surveys completed by partners active in the market.

About Finnegan

With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com.