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Pharmaceuticals

We are proud to work with those at the forefront of innovation in pharmaceuticals, genetics, biotechnology and other life sciences. Our global team can advise at every stage, helping you to fund, protect and commercialize exciting new developments.

Genetics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Chemicals and allied fields are right at the leading edge of human knowledge development.

Developments such as these aren’t easy to achieve, but they have significant value – and that value needs to be incentivized, financed, protected, tested, deployed, commercialized and defended.

Industry experience

Withers’ lawyers regularly handle all types of work in these fields, serving a diverse range of clients – scientists, sponsors, manufacturers, distributors, investors.

Many have a technical or scientific background themselves, with PhDs on the team in all the key subject matters.  Key leaders of the team even have in-house experience, including as chief patent counsel for a joint venture by two large pharmaceutical companies, enabling unique insight into the challenges and the opportunities – from the mundane to the sublime.

This combined experience means we can handle all your needs quickly and effectively.  We understand the technology, the regulation, the competition, the capital constraints and returns within a commercial environment.

Protecting your interests

The wider landscape around pharmaceuticals and allied fields is uncertain.  Businesses are adapting to shifts in politics and regulations, technology and markets.

That makes enabling your work even more important, and this is a huge priority for us.  From prosecuting applications for new drugs, to drawing up agreements to protect know-how, to facilitating investments, spinoffs or mergers and acquisitions, to litigating infringements, the Withers team can help both recognize and realise the value of what you do.

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Our team

Kazumitsu Goto

Kazumitsu Goto

Partner | Tokyo

Kazumitsu Goto

Partner | Tokyo

Corporate

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Partner | London

Ben Williams

Partner | London

Intellectual property and technology

Richard Penfold

Richard Penfold

Partner | London

Richard Penfold

Partner | London

Intellectual property and technology

Richard B. Emmons

Richard B. Emmons

Partner | Boston

Richard B. Emmons

Partner | Boston

Intellectual property and technology

Christopher Cowles

Christopher Cowles

Partner | Boston

Christopher Cowles

Partner | Boston

Intellectual property and technology

John Serio

John Serio

Partner | Boston

John Serio

Partner | Boston

Intellectual property and technology

Susanna Stanfield

Susanna Stanfield

Partner | Cambridge

Susanna Stanfield

Partner | Cambridge

Corporate

Steven J. Moore

Steven J. Moore

Head of US intellectual property | San Diego

Steven J. Moore

Head of US intellectual property | San Diego

Intellectual property and technology

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