Life Sciences

From start-ups to large multinational public corporations, Orrick provides business, financial and legal support to an extraordinary array of life sciences companies. We work with many scientists and entrepreneurs to form companies, identify early-stage funding sources and negotiate private financing rounds to fuel initial growth. We counsel mature companies on all types of strategic alliances, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and technology licensing transactions.

Protecting life sciences companies’ ideas and inventions is critically important at every stage of development. Orrick regularly counsels life sciences companies during the inventive and patenting processes to strengthen the validity and scope of their patents, procure domestic and international patent rights, develop IP strategies, and manage their IP portfolios. If litigation becomes necessary, our team of more than 100 highly skilled IP litigators have amassed an outstanding track record before juries and judges nationwide and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

For companies ready to go public, few law firms can match the experience of Orrick’s lawyers with life sciences industry IPOs. Once public, Orrick assists companies in fulfilling their reporting and corporate governance responsibilities and helps them develop and execute sophisticated financing and acquisition strategies.

Drawing on our years of experience in the industry, Orrick lawyers will help you anticipate issues and avoid costly problems. We know what it takes to build a successful life sciences company and we will work with you not only as lawyers, but also as trusted advisors to address all the challenges you will face at every stage of your company’s growth and development.