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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

Erik Anderson

Partner

San Diego

Jonathan Bachand

Associate

Washington D.C.

Matthew Bellinger

Partner

Orange County

Mark Benedict

Partner

Orange County

Jared Bunker

Associate

Orange County

Che Chereskin

Patent Scientist

Orange County

Mallary de Merlier

Partner

San Diego

Karoline Delaney

Partner

Orange County

Michael Fuller

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Eric Furman

Partner

San Diego

Adam Gilbert

Associate

Orange County

Marina Gordey

Patent Scientist

Los Angeles

Daniel Hart

Partner

San Diego

Jerry Hefner

Partner

San Diego

Joe Ho

Associate

Orange County

Ned Israelsen

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Jason Jardine

Associate

San Diego

Joe Jennings

Partner

Orange County

Agnes Juang

Associate

Orange County

AnneMarie Kaiser

Partner

Orange County

Ben Katzenellenbogen

Partner

Orange County

Mincheol Kim

Partner

Orange County

Thomas Krzeminski

Partner

Orange County

Christy Lea

Partner

Orange County

Payson LeMeilleur

Partner

Orange County

Jim Lesniak

Of Counsel

Orange County

Linda Liu

Partner

Riverside

Joseph Mallon

Partner

San Diego

Kathleen Mekjian

Associate

San Diego

Salima Merani

Partner

Orange County

Andrew Merickel

Partner

San Francisco

Kimberly Miller

Associate

San Diego

Marc Morley

Partner

San Diego

Darrell Olson

Partner

Orange County

Carol Pitzel Cruz

Partner

Seattle

Umair Qadeer

Associate

Orange County

Joseph Reisman

Partner

San Diego

Andrew Simpson

Partner

Orange County

Raymond Smith

Patent Scientist

Orange County

Chris Steinhardt

Partner

San Diego/San Francisco

Joshua Stowell

Associate

Orange County

Sheila Swaroop

Partner

Orange County

Christopher Sweeney

Associate

San Diego

Kerry Taylor

Associate

San Diego

Rose Thiessen

Partner

San Diego

Bryan Wahl

Associate

San Francisco

Susan Wang

Associate

San Francisco

Zi Wong

Partner

San Francisco

S. Michael Yoon

Associate

San Francisco

William Zimmerman

Partner

Washington D.C.