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Contact: Ned Israelsen or William Zimmerman

We represent companies in all areas of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Our services in these areas include patentability searches and opinions, infringement and validity searches and opinions, preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, patent appeals and interferences, patent reexaminations and reissues, and litigation. Our lawyers and patent scientists have degrees in chemistry, biology, or a closely related field and 39 have advanced degrees. Many also have work experience in the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnological fields.

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Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Group Lawyers

Dan Altman

Partner

Orange County

Matthew Bellinger

Partner

Orange County

Mark Benedict, Ph.D.

Partner

Orange County

Dawn C. Bryant

Associate

San Francisco

Jared Bunker

Partner

Orange County

Amanda Carmany-Rampey, Ph.D.

Associate

Seattle

Che Chereskin, Ph.D.

Patent Scientist

Orange County

Mallary de Merlier

Partner

San Diego

Karoline Delaney

Partner

Orange County

Jay R. Deshmukh

Partner

Washington D.C.

Michael L. Fuller

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Eric Furman, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Adam J. Gilbert

Partner

Orange County

Brenden S. Gingrich, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Daniel Hart, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Jerry Hefner, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Colin B. Heideman

Partner

Seattle

Ned Israelsen

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Jason J. Jardine

Partner

San Diego

Joe Jennings

Partner

Orange County

Agnes Juang, Ph.D.

Partner

Orange County

Ben Katzenellenbogen

Partner

Orange County

Mincheol Kim

Partner

Orange County

Thomas Krzeminski

Partner

Orange County

Stephen W. Larson

Associate

Orange County

Christy G. Lea

Partner

Orange County

Payson LeMeilleur

Partner

Orange County

Jim Lesniak

Of Counsel

Orange County

Linda Liu

Partner

Orange County

Jing Liu, Ph.D.

Associate

San Diego

Eli A. Loots, Ph.D.

Partner

San Francisco

Joseph Mallon, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Kathleen R. Mekjian, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Ryan E. Melnick, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Salima Merani, Ph.D.

Partner

Orange County

Andrew Merickel, Ph.D.

Partner

San Francisco

Mark Metzke, Ph.D.

Associate

Orange County

Kimberly J. Miller, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Brent Moore, Ph.D.

Associate

San Diego

Marc Morley

Partner

San Diego

Darrell Olson

Partner

Orange County

Carol Pitzel Cruz

Partner

Seattle

Joseph Reisman, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Andrew Simpson

Partner

Orange County

Raymond Smith, Ph.D.

Patent Scientist

Orange County

Chris Steinhardt

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Joshua Stowell

Partner

Orange County

Sheila Swaroop

Partner

Orange County

Christopher T. Sweeney

Partner

Seattle

Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Rose M. Thiessen, Ph.D.

Partner

San Diego

Bryan W. Wahl, M.D.

Partner

Orange County

Zi Wong

Partner

San Francisco

William Zimmerman

Partner

Washington D.C.