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732 LIFE SCIENCES THE INTERNATIONAL WHOS WHO OF BUSINESS LAWYERS

ANALYSIS

In this section We analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide

Moil highly rrYarded individuals

IP

PENNY GILBERT Powell Gilkert LLP London

TREVOR COOK Bird amp Bird LLP London

WILLIAM LEE Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Boston

MIQUEL MONTANA Clillind Chance SL Barcelona

PIERRE VEacuteRON Neacuteron ampAssocies Paris

PRODUCT LIABILITY DEFENCE

SHEILA BIRNBAUM Skadden Ai ps Slate Meagher amp Flom LLP

NeiYork

IAN DOI)DS -SMITH Arnold amp Porter LLP London

DAVID DUKES Nelson Mullins Riley amp Scarborough LLP

Co bio SC

GORDON MCKEE Blake Cassels amp Graydon LLP Ioacuteronfo

MALCOLM WHEELER Wheeler Trigg ODonnell LLP Denver

REGULATORY

EDWARD BASILE King amp Spalding LLP IIlshisrgton DC

SCOTT BASS SidlcyAustin LLP 4Vashington DC

PETER BOGAERT Covington amp Burling LLI Brussels

IAN DODDS -SMITH Arnold amp Porter LLP London go

RICHARD KINGHAM Covington amp Burling iL11 Wrchington DC

TRANSACTIONAL

PATRiCK DUXBURY WraIyr amp Co LLP Birmingham

YUVAL HORN Hont amp Co Law Offices Tr Aviv

Li nklaters LLP London

BARBARA KOSACZ Cooley ILP Palo Alto

JOHN WILKINSON Reel Smith LLP London

Bird amp Bird leads our research with 31

lawyers selected for inclusion overall more than any other firm in our research The strength of its intellectual property practice is clear winner ofWhos Who Legals 2012 award as patent Jaw firm of the year Bird amp Bird contributes 21 names to the IP section of this chapter At their head is Trevor Cook co -head of the international life sciences sector group and one of the best around according to our sources President of the UK group of the international Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) he garnered votes from across the world for his IP and regulatory expertise Alongside hint Morag Macdonald is

very good at what she does and is joint head of the international intellectual property group She is particularly well

known for her cross - border expertise and has been involved in the coordination and running ofa range of pan- European parent actions in recent times Neil Jenkins is similarly well regarded in the market and Sally Shorthose knows all there is to know having previously acted as

senior legal adviser at ICI Zeneca and as legal director of Novartis UK Bruno Vandermeulen heads up the iP team in the Brussels office and is a first -class operator while Christian Harmsen is

one of the leading experts in Germany The highly rated Alban Kang is managing partner at the ATMD Bird amp Bird office in Singapore and is recognised for his IP

and product liability- related expertise On the regulatory side Ulf Grundmann in

Frankfurt is much in demand while Grace Chen in Beijing is recognised for her knowledge of Chinese regulatory requirements and her assistance to clients conducting transactions in the local market In Spain Manuel Lobato heads the IP

group and is also extremely well regarded for his regulatory work as well as his

experience relating to joint ventures and due diligence

Hogan Lovells also scored particularly highly 1 11 this area wilt its lawyers listed 26 times across nine countries and all

four areas of specialisation Andreas von Falck is one of the finest IP litigators in Germany and has represented clients such as ]7i Lilly Merck Novartis and Sanofi Aventis He is joined by Bert Oosting in the Netherlands a first-

class patent litigator who was also recognised for the calibre of his regulatory expertise Klaas Bisschop also scores highly Stephen Bennett is one of the leading tights in London and he

was repeatedly commended as one of the leading patent litigators in this field

Nicholas Macfarlane is a consultant to

the firlri and very well respected There is nothing he doesnt know about this

sector In Asia Henry Wheare is a partner

in the Hong Kong Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh offices and is a real asset to the frm He represented Merck in patent infringement and regulatory disputes for

a range of pharmaceutical products The firms impressive product liability defence

practice in this sector is spread across a

range of offices with a particular strength in Europe John Meltzer in London is

head of the firms international product liability network and widely recognised for his track record he led the team appointed by the European Commission to carry out a major study on the Product Liability Directive Ina Brock co -heads the firms global life sciences industry sector team from the Munich office and is rated as unbeatable and one of the best in the business Francesca Rolla leads the Italian product liability practice group and is much in demand for her civil

and criminal defence practice In the US

clients commend Lauren Colton as a fine

litigator and Eugene Chen gives the firm valuable local expertise in Shanghai The firms regulatory practice is extremely strong particularly in the DC office where

four nominees are selected David Fox is a

former Food amp Drug Administration (FDA)

assistant chief counsel for enforcement and

associate chief counsel for drugs while Jonathan Kahan is commended as very

highly knowledgeable about medical device

regulation in particular Elisabethann Wright in Brussels is ail expert in EU law relating to life sciences and the firm

is also strong in the Netherlands and in

France when Mikael Salmela is picked out for his regulatory arid transactional expertise He is praised for his very good understanding of how to combine the academic lases rules and regulations with

the practical questions we are facing in

our day -to -day business and is listed in

the transactional category alongside Laura Berezin in the US

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ANALYSIS

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SHEILA BIRNBAUM Skdfcu A p SII Mrbull~IJrr t H om ILp

N fwYork

JAN DODDS-SMITH dld amp Porta LLp Lond

DAVID D UKEi dm Mulli lls Ri) amp S(arbnroll~b IU

CllIIlIbi SC

GORDON MCK Blake Cmds amp GM)IIul LLP Torolo

MALCOLM WHEELER IVwla Trigx ODpIn1I 1LP Der

REGULATORY

EDWARD 13ASILE Ki amp Spaldi~ I LP IfotilIO DC

SCOTT llASS Sidlcy AIIdi LlY rsi DC

PETER BOGAERT Cmi~tmf amp Burfillg LLP Brussel

IAN DOD DS-SMITH Amld amp pta LLP Lod

RICHARD KINGHAM COIi~tcm Ci Burli) LLP Udl~IO De

TRANSACflONAL

PATRI CK DUXBURY IVrJ~et amp C LLp BirmigiJlt1I

UVAL HORN Horn amp Cn lA OffiCc5 Tri A v

JAN KARET liklalen LLP Lodon

BARBARA KOSACZ ory LLp Polo AIIII

JOH N WlLKINSQ Rd Srnitl ILp LoIII

13ird amp Bird cads our re seOlCc h lth 3J lawycrs sekned for Inclusi o n ovcr~lJ1

more [h an an) o ther fllln in o ur rese1rch

The strength o f its inte llec tual property

practice is clear winnn o fWhos W ho

Lgd s 2012 lvord as pa tcm laV fnll of

rhe yelf Un d amp Bird cO lltribures 2 1 nallles

to rh e Ir section o f thi s chapte r At rh e ir

head is Trevor Cook co-head o f rh e

lJ H~rJl a tj o nJI life sc ien c~s secto group

J nd one o f th e best aro und ac cording

ro our so urces Pregraveslden r o f rh e U K gro up o f th e InrerrlJti ona l Assoc iario n [-or

the Pro tec tion of Inte llec fLul Property

(A I PPI ) he garnered vo tcs from across rhe

world fo r b iS IP eacutel nd regu Llto ry ex p erflse

Al ongsidc 111111 Morag Macdonald is

ve ry go od ecirclt wh ar sile does and 150 joint

head o t- the inr ern ati ona l intellectu l

prope rty gro up She is partl cuLHl y wei l

kn owl1 for he r cros-bo[d~ r experri se ~ll)d

has bee n invo lve d ill th e coo rd inatio n nd

runnlllg o f J rJn ge o f pall-EuropCcedilmiddota n pa tenr

Jcti ons ln recent rim e~ Neil ]enkins

is sill1dad y wdJ n=guded ln rhtgt I1lJrk~ t

and Sally Shorthose k nows aJl rherc

is ta kn ow havjng prevlously a cred clS

senIcirco r k gaJ ad v iscr Jr ICI Zeneca Jnd

s kgal dire ctor of Novarris UIlt Bruno

Vandermeulen heads up the 1 P tea m

Ifl the Brussel o ilice and is a first-cLlSS

o pcraror wh de Chrisrian Harmsen

one of rh e Ieadlng experts in Geuany

The h i ~ hly rarcd Alban Kang is mLging

panne r dt the ATMD B d amp Bird o ffi ce

l n Singapore and lS recogn ised fOImiddot hi s lP lnd produ ct Jj biJiry-rcidted nplrti se O n

the regllJator y side Vif Grundmann in

Frankfurt 1$ llluch ln deill and wil il e

Grace Chen ln Beiji ng i- rec og ntsed

fo r he r kn owlcdge o f C h illese regul ato ry

requi rell1tllr- md her l isran ct Lu dlcnrs

conduc rill g rrJnsac ri o ns in rh e local marb t

ln Spain Manuel Lobato head th e IP group and ls a150 extrem t ly weIl regarded

fo r hi s regllh tory wo rk as wei l ltlS h i

t xpltrienc t re bring ro jo inr ve n ru res Jncl

due dtligen cc

Hoga n Love lls ll so Ico red pltl rticllLul y

I11 ghly III rhls 1 re 1 Vi rh ir Ja wyers htld

26 til1les lc ross nine cOll lHri cs ltl nd all

fou r treas o f speciall sarion Andreas von

Falck is on e o f th e tinest 1 P Iitigators

in Gerrn a ny J nd ha s repres eflred c1ienrs

suc h 1) U LlII) M ~ rck N ovartis J nd

Sanotgt Ave nti s H e is join cd by Bert

Oosting in th e N etherlands a fi rst shy

identUJ Ihe fir111s and praclitiol1ers

c1ass pa rellt liri ga ror w ho vas also

re cogni se d fo r th e ca libre of hi s nglliatory

expenise Klaas Bisschop 110 scores

h lghly Stephen Bennett i one o f

the Iead ing li g hts III Lo nd o n and he

Vas rep eatedly conllnended as one of

th e leding patent litl gatOlS in rhi s fc ld

Nicholas Macfarlane is a consultan t to

the fin and very w~ 11 res pecred There

is nothin g he clo egravesn r know lbo ur thi s

sec tor ln Asia Henry Whea re is a pntlln

in rhe Hong Kon g H anol and Ho C hi

Minh oCticirc ces Jnd is l a re~d as~e r ro rh e

fi rlll H e reprcscnred M erck III pa rent

tnGinge mellr and reguJro r y dl sp ure for

a rMlge of pharm ac eurical productlt T he

fml s illlp flt~ssive pro duct liabi lity defence

prac ti c c ln rhi s ~eeror is pread Jcross lt1

rall ge o [ o(fice~ wih cl particular sr re ngr h

E lIrop ~John Meltzer in Londo n is

he l d or th e firlll s internati o llJl prodllct

libility ne twork and w ld ely recognised

[or hi s rrJ ch record he led rh e (Calll

appoi nt ed by th e hropea n Co mmiSSi on

ro cJrr y o ut a nujor swd y o n (h e Producr

Libility Directive Ina Brock co-head

th e frllls gl oba l life scie nces industry

sec ror ttdlTl from rh e Muni ch office mu s rate d as unbelrabk and o ne o l- th e

besr in rh e business Francesca Rolla

eads th e Italian prod uct li abdir y prac ti ce

g ro up 1Ild is Jluch 111 demand for her civ il

an d crllllil de fe nce prac tlCe In rhe US cli enri cOlTIl11cnd Lauren Colton as a tlllt liti gatormiddotmiddot Jnu Eugene Chen givcs th e

t r m va lu ab le local ex pe rti se in Shanghai

T he flrm s n gu la rory pr cti ce is I-( remdy

tfong parrjcuLul y in the ne o ffi ce when

four 1l 0 lllin ees are selected David Fox j~ I

form~ r Food amp D ru g Admil1lsrration (FDA)

assisrant ch ie f coun sel [o r enforcellle 1r and

ass ocia te c hi ef cou nse for drugs while

Jonathan Kah a n is cOllme nded alt ve ry

hi g hl y kllo w ledgl lblegrave abo ut medi cal devic

reg ula ion 111 particular Elisabetha nn

Wright in Bnmels is ail expert III EU la re1 arin g to life sciences d th e finl

is also qrollg in th e Nctllerl ands Jnd in

France whe re Mikael Salmela is pckd

o ut fo r 11S reguJror y and fraJ1saerio na l

expe rrl se H e IS praise d for hi s very go od

1Illde rsa nding of how ro co mbine rhe

lcade mi c laws lules and regularj o ns V irh

rhe pracr i(eacutel l q uesri o n s we are facing in

o ur day- ro- day business and is li sted in

rh e rransactiona l cJ tego ry alo n gside Laura

Berezin in the US

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EU 1I1d UK rqu b ti o n

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incillding Richard Ki hi tilll middot bcrwetll rh e l London and is o ne of

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well respected for his iP work and Luis Fernaacutendez -Novoa Valladares is rated as

one of the leading LP experts in Spain Arnold amp Porter is one of the pre-

eminent firms in this sector and can call

upon the services ofsorne of its leading practitioners worldwide Chief among these k Ian Dodds - Smith who features among the most highly nominated lawyers in both our regulatory and product liability sections Described as the doyen of the life sciences sector he has represented clients such as Bayer DuPont Schering Wyeth and Monsanto in products related cases and is globally recognised for his

regulatory expertise He stands out from the field said one contributor It is

difficult to think of anyone beer The firms regulatory practice is widely revered Lincoln Tsang impresses clients and peers alike He brings his prior agency experience and practical and scientific expertise to bear on cooing -edge problems He has unparalleled credibility in advancing legal and scientific argumentation and acting before various regulatory agencies Marleen Van Kerckhove in Brussels was commended as very effective and is

sought after for her expertise in relation to the interplay between antitrust and iP law while Daniel Kracov heads the FDA and health -care practice from the Washington DC office and is one of the most highly regarded regulatory experts in

the US On the IP side David Perkins is

an iconic figure in the London market and Christopher Stothers also scores highlyThe transactional expertise of Steve Parker in the MacleanVA office gives the firm a presence in the corresponding section of this chapter

Reed Smith LLP also gains a listing in all four sections and the firm particularly stands out for its product liability defence practice Michael Brown is highly recommended in Los Angeles and counts Medtronic Pfizer Merck amp Co Eli Lilly and Company and GlaxoSmithKline among his clients Steven Kohn is similarly well regarded and was touch praised for his work as a member of the national trial team for 3M in breast implant litigation Colleen Davies is also a very highly rated litigator In LondonJohn Wilkinson is

highly rated for his transactional regulatory and IP advisory work lie has done a lot of work in this sector and has done it very well and clients also highlighted the benefits of his degree in chemistry Marina Cousteacute in the Paris office is highly rated for IP work

The 10 listings from Ropes amp Gray LLP are divided between the firms US and China offices In Shanghai Katherine Wang is one of the leading SFDA regulatory experts in China and a former head ofAstraZenecas legal department in the Asia Pacific region She is also recognised for her transactional expertise as is Harry Rubin in NewYork who was internationally recommended for the quality ofhis work Alan Bennett is

managing partner of the Washington DC office and was praised for his exceptional regulatory practice He is a very serious thoughtful regulatory expert Alongside him Gregory Levine is a very fine Lawyer and co- chairs the life sciences practice group On the IP sideJames Haley is widely recognised for his skills in

patent litigation Cooley LLPs 10 listed experts

are predominantly drawn from its

outstanding transactional practice u has more lawyers listed in that section than any other firm International head of the firms life sciences practice Barbara Kosacz was described to researchers as amazing and one of the strongest in the field Ryan Naftulin is partner in charge of the DC office and is feted for his transactional work as well as for his representation of issuers and investors in the formation and financing of companies in this sector Marya Postner is similarly well regarded and also earns a listing in our intellectual property section for the quality of her work in relations to the iP aspects of licensing manufacturing and supply

Several further practitioners stood out as leaders in their fields On the IP side Penny Gilbert leads a contingent of five

highly rated lawyers from Powell Gilbert LLP and garnered more nominations than any other expert in this sector Described as

absolutely first class she has represented clients before UK parent courts the Court ofAppeal and Supreme Court and is very well regarded for her coordination of multi - jurisdictional patent litigation

William Lee ofWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Boston is well known for his work as lead trial counsel for Apple in the recent smart phone wars and is also described as the outstanding patent litigator in the US in relation to genetically engineered and pharmaceutical products and medical devices

Clifford Chance earns six appearances in this chapter with Miguel Montaii6 in

Barcelona standing out for his IP work

Said to be absolutely terrific he was

praised by clients and peers alike His colleagues in Gerinany Peter Dieners and

Ulrich Reese are each recognised in both the transactional and regulatory chapters

Veacuteron amp Associeacutes is one of the leading patent firms in Europe and PierreVeacuteron was described as fantastic and outstanding in the course of our interviews Alongside bins Sabine Ageacute and Isabelle Romet also rank among the foremost practitioners in the field

David Dukes of Nelson Mullins Riley amp Scarborough LLP is one of the outstanding experts in the product liahility

research and was described as a leader of the bar in the US and difficult to beat for pharmaceutical and medical device litigation

Gordon McKee is one of seven practitioners from Blake Cassels amp Graydon LLP ro be recognised and he stands out as one of the leading product liability defence experts in this field Lead trial counsel in the first medical products class

action common issues trial tried to verdict in Canada he is a fantastic lawyer who i would go to in a heartbeat says one source

In the US Malcolm Wheeler of Wheeler Trigg ODonnell LLP is a real scholar praised for his deep expertise and sensational courtroom work He has

served as national trial counsel for Pfizer and is much in demand

King amp Spalding LLP earns six places

m this section with the firms product liability practice very well regarded and it

can also boast one of the leading regulatory authorities in the field in Edward Basile Chair of the FIJA and life sciences group he was cited as extremely knowledgeable about medical device regulation

Patrick Duxbury at Wragge amp Co LLP scored very highly for his transactional practice with respondents praising the diversity of his expertise and saying he is a real pleasure to work with i would do so

again without hesitation

Yuval Horn of Horn amp Co Law Offices in Israel was repeatedly cited as the best in the market He is well versed in all

transactional aspects of the sector including licensing and sale of technology joint ventures and other commercial transactions

Ian Karet at Linklaters LLP appears in both the IP and transactional sections and Isis knowledge of the interaction of the two is second to none His colleague in London Nigel Jones is also very well

regarded in a similar field

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we il resp ected for hi s IP wo rk and Luis

Fernandez-Novoa Valladares is rJted as

o ne o f the Ieading [l exp erts in Spa in

Arno[d amp Po rt er is o ne of th e preshy

eminenr flrms in thi s senor and can cali upon (h~ se rvices of so rne of ire lta ding

pra e titi o ners wo rl d wid e Chie f Ill o ng

these is l a n Dodds-Smith w ho features

m o ng th e m Ost high[y norninted lawyers

in bo th Our rtgulato ry and produ c t liability

sec tion s Descr ib e d as the doye n of th e

li fe sc iences (( [o r he has rcpnslnted

cli ents such 13 lt1ye r DuPont Seh ering

Wye th and Monsnto in products- o lated

cas vs and is g[oball) reeognised for his

ngulacory expeni se H( oclIl ds o ut From

th e tilid said one co nt r ibutor It is

diff c ult ta think of an yone begravette rThe

fmlls regu lat o ry prac tic e is w lde ly revered

Lincoln Tsang if1lpresses clients and

pee rs alike H t b rings hi pri o r age ney

ex peri ence and prJc ti cal and scie Jll tic

experri e to beal on curting-edge p roblems

He has unparallel ed credibilit y in ad van cing

kg1 l nd sci enriflc ltlrgu melltarion and

acting befo re vJ ri o us re g ubr o ry agen c ies

Marleen Van Kerckhove in Brussels

was cOlllmended as very etTec rive and is

so ught afrer for her expertie in relario n

ro thl inr t rp lay berweell Jl1rirrusr and ligt lo w w hile Daniel Kracov hea d th e

FDA Jnd health-care practice fro lll th e

W ashin gton DC o ffI ce and is oneacute o f th e

Ill OSt highly rega rd ed regulatory expe rts in

the US On th e [1 side David Perkins is

an iconi c fi gurt in th e Lon do n markn

and Christopher Stothers also sco res

hi ghl y The trans acti o na l ex pertis e o f Steve

Parker in th e M aclea n VA o fticirc ce g ives

rh e tirm l presence in rhe corresponding

section of thi s chapter

Recd Smith LLP also ga ins a li stin g in

ail four sec ti ons and th e flrln IHrticul a rl y

ands o ut for its producr [iabdity defence

p rac ti ce Michael Brown is hi g h[ y

reco mm egravended in Los Angeles and counrs

M edtro ni c Pflzer Merck amp Co Eli Lill y

and Company and Gl axoSmlt hKlin e

alllon g hi s c li ents Steven Kohn is sim darl y

we il reguded and was rnll c h pra ised for

hi s wo rk as a lIl ember of the national tri al

team fo r 3M in breast implant litigari o n

Coll een D avies is a lso a very highly rated

lit igato r l n Lo nd o n John Wilkinson is

hig hly ractd for his tran sac ti ond reguatory

and ligt advisory work - he has do ne a lo t

o f wo rk in thi s ec tor and has d o ne it ve ry

weIl - and c li ents also highli g hte d th e

be ne flt s o f his deg ree in chemistr ) Marina

Cousteacute in th e Pa ri s o ff ce is hi g hl y ra ted

for IP wo rk

The 10 list ings from Ropes amp Gray

LLP are di vided betwen th e tIcirc r m s US

and C hin a offcs ln Shanghai Katherine

Wang is one of the leading S FDA

reg ul a tory ex pem in China Jnd a for lll e r

hed of AstraZe necas k ga[ depanrnent

in th e A ia-Paciflc reg lo n She is a ls o

recognised for her translC( io nal expenise

as is Harry Rubin in New Yo rk w ho

VJS interna ri o nall y n commended for

the g uali ty of lm work Alan Bennett is

rn anagi ng partn er of the VJShingt o n DC

o ffi ce and was prai sed for hi s exceptional

regulJrory prac i ce H e is a very se n o us

thoughtful re gultory expert Alongsid

h irn Gregory Levine is a very flll t

lawye r and co- ch ai rs th e Jfe sc iences

prac ti ce g roup O n the IP si de James

Haley is widely rccogn isd for lm ski lis in

pa tent liti ga tJon

Cooley LLPs 10 listed ex pem

Jre pledo mil1Jnrl y drcw n frolll its Ou(stll1ding u ansJc rion al prac ric e - If has

mo re Ia wyers listed in rhd section rh a n ~n y o th e r fl[fn Int e rna[i o n a[ hea d o f th e flrfll S

life sC Ien ces prac ti ce Barbara Kosacz V3S

desc ri bed to researc hels as a m~ziJ1g ~nd

o ne o f th e strongest in the feld Ryan

Naftulin is panner in c harge of the DC

o ffi ce and is feted for his tran c tional

wo rk as -vell as fo r hi s represenrJrioJl o f

iss uers and jnves rors in tb e fo rlTlri o n

and fll1an cing of co mp 1 ni es in rhi s secror

Marya Postner is simil arl y weil regarded

and dso ear ns a li sting in O llr illrell ec tu ltl l

p ro p erty sec ti o n fo r [he gllality of her wo rk

in rela ti o n tO th e rp pec ts o f ]ce nsin g

Ill an ufacturing and su pply

Severa l (unh er pracritioners srood o ur

as leaders in their f e lds On th e IP side

Penny Gilbert Jeads a con tingent o f fve

hl g hl y [a te d lawye rs fro m PoweLl G il bert

LLP an d gar nered more nomineacuteHlono r11Jn

m y othe r expert I II [h is SegravecrOL D esc ribed as absolutel y fr sr c1a she has represcnted

clien ts before U K pa te nt cou rtS the Cour t

o f A ppe 1 and Suprellle Cou rt 1nd IS ve r y

Vell reg rd ed [o r he r coordinati on o f

mulri-jurjsdi cflon al pJrfH hti gation

William Lee o fWilmer Cu tl er

Pi c kerin g H ale and Dorr LLP in Boston

IS we il know n for his work as lead trIai

co unse l fo r Appl e in th rece nt s lll art

phone w u s an d is al so desc nbed as the

outstltlnding pa ten t Jj[i ga tor in [h e US

in rdari o n ro ge ne ri ca lly eng in lc red and

phorm ace uti ca l prod uc ts and medca[

devicls

( liffo rd C hance earns 51X appeara nces

in this chltl p[er Vith Miquel Montana ln

BareeIo na stand ing out for IlIS IP work

Sa id [0 be abso lutel y tcrriflC he was

praiscd by clients 1Ild peers olik e Hi s

co ll eagues in Germny Peter Dieners aod

Ulrich Reese ri re each recogniscd in both

th e rransacr ional (l nd reguluo ry chl prers

Veacutero n amp Ass ocieacutes is o n e o f the

leading parent ticircrrns in Europe and Pierre V eacuteron Vas desc ribed as Cfa ntasr ic

and ou tstandin g in [h e co urse of o ur

I1rer views A l o n~id e him Sabine Ageacute and Is a b elle Romet [ so rank arn ong th e

fore lllost pracJrioners Jn the ftdd Dav id Dukes of Nelso n Mullin

Riley amp Sca rbo rough LLP IS one of th e

o utstanding experts in th e product li ahilit )

resea rch and Vas desc rib ed as a leader o f

th e bar ln th e U S and di ffc ult tO beat

fo r pharmaceutical and medi cal device

lirigarion

Gordon McKee is o ne o f se ve n

practiti o ners fro rn Blake Ca sse l amp G raydon

LLP to be recognised nd he sta nds o ut

as one of th e [eading prod uct liabi lit )

d efe nce ex perts ln thi fi e ld Lead trial

co un sel in th e fmt m di ca l prad ucts cla

acrio n C0111mon issues trial rri ed tO verdi ct

in C 1l1eacutelda he is cl fanrJ stic Ia vyer w ho

1 vou ld go ro in J he~rrbeat says one

source

ln th e U S Malcolm Wheeler of

Wheeler Trigg O Donne ll L LP rca l

sc holar praised for h is deep expereis e

and se ns atl ona l co urrroorn Yo rk H h-l

se rved as nltl tion al trial counse l fo r Pfzer

and is n1U ch in dern ltl nd

KlJ1 g amp Spalding LLP earn s SI X pb ees

Il chis sec rion w lth the flrlll s produCf

liobi lity pracri ce very weil rcgarded and it

can lt1l so boast one o f th e lead ing regubto ry

aut ho rities in the fcld in Edward Basile

C lldir of ch e FDA an d li fe sc ie nces gro up

he was c itcd as ex trem e ly knowledgeabl e

about m edi ca l devi cc regllia ti o n

Patrick Duxbury ar W rJ gge amp Co

LLP scored ve ry h ighly fo r hi s transac ti onal

practice w ith rltspondenrs pra ising t he

diversIcirct y of hi s expert ise and say ing he is

a rcal pleJs ure to wo rk w ith 1 would do 50

ltlgai n wi th o ut hesirJri on

Yuval Horn of H o rn amp Co Law

OftIcirc ces in Israel wa s re pea red ly cHed as th e

besr n th e marke t H eacute is we il versed Jf1 ail

(rJnsa crion~l ltlspects o f th e ector lncJuding

Ilcensing and Sltlle of [echn o logyjoln t

vent ures Jnd o rh er co mmercial tralsact ions

lan Karet at Linkla ters LLP appe ars

m ba th th e Il an d transac ti o nal sec ti ons

an d his knowledge of th e interaction of

rh t rwo is second ro no ne His co ll eague

in Lo ndon Nigel Jones is al so ve ry weil

rega rd ed in a similar feld

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ANALYSIS

This year we highlight 585 patent lawyers from 315 lacy firms worldwide who have been voted as the best in the field

11ogtr highly rearded individua

TREVOR COOK Bird amp Bird LLP London

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SALLY FIELD Brstows London

JOACHIM FELDGES Field Fisher Intel-house LLP Munich

RICHARD EBBINK Bri n kliof Amsterdam

WILLEM HOYNG Harng Morsegier LLFAmsterdarn

PIERRE VEacuteRON Veacuterou ampAssocieacutes Paris

PETER -ULRIK PLESNER Plesner Ltni Firm Copenhagen

OP ANDREAS VON FALCK Hogan Lovells International LLP Diissel4orf

MORGAN CHU Irell amp Manella LLP Los Angeles

DONALD DUNNER I segan Henderson Farahow Garrett F

Dunner LLP i4irsliinilon DC

For the second consecutive year we name Bird amp Bird LLP our Parent Lase Firm of the Year on the strength of its impressive performance in the research We list IS lawyers From eight different offices across Europe and Asia in the following pages The superlative Trevor Cook is the most highly nominated lawyer in the research overall and is

named our Patent Lawyer of the Year for the seventh nnie He is internationally revered for his unparalleled expertise in all aspects of parent law and currently serves as the president of the UK group or the International Association for the Protectionoiacute Intellectual Property Four other London partners are listed including the first- class Katharine Stephens Morag Macdonald and Jane Mutimear are commended as very talented and hard working while Neil Jenkins earned votes for his clear user - friendly advice Christian Harmsen is

one of three lawyers listed front the

Duumlsseldorf office Head of the firms German intellectual property practice group he has led and coordinated a

number of multinational proceedings for clients such as Honeywell Electrolux and Caterpillar Peers praise his responsive effective advice Oliver Juumlngst specialises in the orchestration and implementation of international patent infringement litigation for the electronics pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and has earned a

reputation as a first -rate litigator Felix Roumldiger is renowned as an exceptional strategist The excellent Boris Kreye is the sole representative of the Frankfurt office and is included in this publication for the first tine Wouter Pors and Marc van Wijngaarden base their practices in The Hague and are both highly recommended by peers across Europe Massimiliano Mostardini is one of Italys finest patent lawyers while Brussels - based Bruno Vandermeulen has a first -rate understanding of complex legal issues Two lawyers from Hong Kong are listed Alison Wong is an authority on the implementation of IP protection strategies in Asia and Matthew Laight represenrs some of the worlds leading companies in the electronics and life sciences sectors

Hogan Lovells fields 12 nominees from seven offices demonstrating its

outstanding geographical strength Amsterdam partner Klaas Bisschop is

a superb advocate and has appeared in

hearings before the European Court of Justice Bert Oosting has a degree in neuropsychology and specialises in patent litigation relating to pharmaceuticals biotechnology and the medical devices industry Sources admire his boundless legal and technical knowledge Robert Anderson is one of a trio of listed lawyers from the London office and is

respected for his extensive experience of appellate -level litigation Stephen Bennett is cool under pressure and a great lawyer to work with according to our sources Dominique Meacutenard is very well respected for his patents practice in Paris while Henry Wheare head of the Asia intellectual property practice wins votes for his creative approach to litigation and

has recently represented Merck in

patent infringement disputesThree lawyers from the Dusseldorf office are included Andreas von Falck is one of the most highly nominated lawyers in the research and counts Eli Lilly Novartis and Sanofi- Avenas among his many illustrious international clients Martin Chakraborty is a very fine advocate with excellent judgement and Martin Feumlhndrich is considered extremely knowledgeable Giovanni Ghirardi is

a partner in the Milan office and is listed for the first time Fellow Milan -based practitioner Luigi Mansani is described as ari incredibly talented and intelligent lawyer Eiichiro Kubota is based in Tokyo and has a thriving litigation practice

Simmons amp Simmons earns five

inclusions Four are based in the London office including the outstanding Kevin Mooney whose world - class practice focuses on the pharmaceuticals sector Rowan Freeland is very experienced and a fantastic lawyer to learn front Marc Doumlring is praised for his top- quality service while another interviewee commented that he would happily refer clients to Marjan Noor Leading lawyer Bas Berghuis van Woortman based in the Amsterdam office is also listed

US amp CANADA US intellectual property boutique Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett amp Donner LLP boasts 10 listings from three offices Donald Dunner is based in the Washington DC office and is one of the most highly nominated lawyers in the research overall His most notable cases involved the complete reversal of an S80 million jury verdict for Mattels Hot Wheels toys and the successful argument of the largest ($290 million) parent verdict sustained on appeal in 14i

v Microsoft Sources commented that he is leagues ahead of the rest in complex patent litigation Seven other attorneys front the DC office are listed including the sensational Ford Farabow who is

currently representing AstraZeneca and NOVA Chemicals in patent infringement suits Peers cannot speak highly enough of-his excellent practice David Hill is

praised for his attentive client service

I nn mini 1 rn-t- anon gtcri_ tin x ran P11Aacute Nonni flees harr been selected hared upon comprehensive independent survey work wall both general rourscl and baciness lawyers ii

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928 PATENTS THE INTERNATIONAL WHOS WHO OF BUSINESS LAWYEIl

ANALYSIS

This year we higfrlight 585 patent lawyers from 315 laU firms Uorldwide who have been oted as the best in the field

fOl iliXlrly gard~d illdividllols

TREVOR COO K Birtl amp Birtl UP LoIUI

SALLY FIELD BrislolIS Loldoll

JOACHIM FELDGES Fird Fiser Jvrteru$t LLP iHicl

RICHARD EBBINK BrikorArII$l~rtlom

WILLEM HOYNG

HOYJ MtI~gifl LUA$t~rtlall

PIERRE VEacuteRON Vnm amp Associh Pari

PETER-ULRIK PLESNER

Plestin Law Firm Coprrrge

ANDREAS VON FALCK Hogon Lowls lrrr~rrlolioa LLP Diustdof

MORGAN CHU lrd amp Man~la LLP Lo AIccs

DONALD DUNNER Fimegtln H derso Farab~1 G 1Yrrll amp

D Ner LLP Hill ingon DC

For the s~co nd constclltIcirc ve ye~lr we

n ~ llle Drd amp Dlrd LLP our Parent Law

Fi nn u f th e Year on the strengrh o f Icircr s

il11press ive pcrlormanc e in the rCllearch

We IlSt 18 la wycrs frolll egtg ht diffe re nt

o ni ce across Eu rope an d Asid ln th e

fo ll ow ing p1ges Th e superLltl ve Trevor

Cook IS th e 11l0S highl ) n0Jl11lldred

Ilvyer l n th e re ltLl rc h overJl1 and is nJ nlcd o ur Pte nr Lavyer of the Year for

the sevendl time H e i ~ itlte rn a rj o nall y

reve red for hl s unparaJlcled experti se

ln JII aspec ts of pJtent bw and cur ren tl y

serves as th e preid eJl t o f th e UK group

of th e Inte rnation al Associa tio n for

tht P rot ec tl o no llntel lec tual Pro pe rty

Fo ur o th e r Lo ndo n partn e rs a rc li sted

includi ng th e first- c1 ass Katharine

Stephens Morag Macdonald and Jane

Mutimear He c0 11lme nded a ~ very

ttlent ed and hard-wo rk ing while Neil

Jenkins earned vo te for hi s cl ea r usershyfri e ndly advicc Christian Harmsen is

one o f three lawyers li sted fro m th e

Duuml sse ldo rf o ffi ce Head o f th e firms

Ge rman in te ll ec tual pro pert) prac ti ce

gro up he has Ied and coordinated a

nUll1ber of lIIultin ati o nal proceedll1gs fo r

cl ents such as H o ney we ll El ec trolu x

and C ate rpillar lle rs llaise hi s

reslons iVegrave e ffective ad vice Oliver

Juumlngst spec ial is es in th e o rches tration

and impi e me nr atlon o f int e rn ational

patent jn(jmiddotin ge rn enr litigati o n for

th e d ectro nies ph ~r l1laceutical an d

bi o techn o logy IfldustrJ es and has earn ed a

rep utati o n as a first-rate liri ga to r Felix

Rodiger is r~n ow ll ed ltlS a n excep tIcirc o ll a l

st rat eg ist The excellent Boris

Kreye is th e so le re presentative of th e

Fran kfurt o ffi ce and is inclu ded in thi s

publi ca ti o n fo r the firs t tllll e Wou ter

Pors an d Marc va n Wijngaarden base

thei r prac ti ees in Th e H ague ~nd

are bo th highl y recom lllended by

p~ers ac rO S$ Europe Massimiliano

Mostardini is one of t ~lys fin es t pa tent lawyers vhil e Bru sselsshy

based Bruno Vandermeulen has a

first - rHe understJndlng of compl ex

legal isu es Tvo Iawye rs from H ong

Ko ng J re liste d Alison Wong lS a n

auth o rit y o n the il1lplelll entati o n o f IP

pro tec tion strattgies in Asia and Matthew

Laight r~pegraveS(nr some of th e wo rld s

leadll1g compiln les III the e le ctroni cs and

life SCle nces se cto tS

H ogan Love ll s field s 12 no minees

fr o m sevc11 offi ces denlonstrating Irs

o utstan ding geographi ca l srre llgth

Am ste rda ll1 partne r Klaas Biss c hop is

a su perb advocate and h1s ppea red ln

hear ings before the Eu ro pean Court o f

Ju stic e Bert Oosting has a deg ree in

neuro psych o logy and spec ialises ln patent

IlrigJ tl on l larin g to ph arrna ce uticaJ s

b io te chn ology and the medlca l dev lces

industr y Sources adl1l1re hi s boundless

lega l and tc ch nic ~ 1 kl1 owle dge Robert

Anderson is oll e o f a trio o f IlSted

I~wyer s from the Lo nd on office and is

respecte d for hi s ex ten sive exp lt rien ce

of aplella te-Ieve h tigatio n Stephen

Bennett is cool und er press ure

I nd a g rear lawye r tO vork w ith 1

acco rding ro o ur so urc es Dominique

Meacutenard is very weil respec ted for hi s

patents prac ti ce in Par is whil e Henry

Wheare hCdd of th e Asi a Intellec tuJI

prop e rty pract ic e w ins vo tes fo r hi s

cre~ t ive app roach ta lit iga ti o n Jnd

has recentl ) re presen ted M erck il1

pate nt infringern e lH dl sp ute s Three

Ia wye rs from th e Duuml sseldorf o ffice are

included Andreas von Falck is o ne of

th e most hi g hl y no minated law yers in

th e researc h Jnd counts Eli Lill y N OVJ rtis

~nd San ofi-Ave ntlS al110ng hi s many

illu stri o us inte rn ati o nal cll e nr~ Martin Cha kraborty is ~ very fine advoca te

w ith ex ce llent judgcm ent and Martin

Fahndrich is co nsidercd ex tremely

knowledgea ble Giovanni Ghirardi is

ct partnn in th e Milan office and is li sted

fo r the first Uf11 e Fellow MiI ~n -ba sed

practlti o ner Luigi Mansani is desc ribed

as an in cred ibl) talented and intelligent

Io wye r Eiichiro Kubota is b~ sed in

To k)o and has a th ri vin g Iitigatio n

practl c t

Simmo ns amp Simm o tl s earns five

inclusion s Fo u r are bl ed in th e Lo ndon

o ffic e includin g th e o llt$rand in g

Kevin Mooney whose wo rld-cbss

prJc ti ce foc uses 0 11 the pharmlce mi ca ls

secror Rowan Freeland is lve ry

ex peri enced a nd 1 fantJ sri c lawye r to

leam from Marc Doring is pr1lSed for

h is to p-qu lit ) se rvi ce w hgtl e ano th e r

intervi ewe e cO nlme nr ed th at he wo uld

happil) refer clients to Marjan Noor

LeJdi ng law yel Bas Berghuis van

Woortman base d 111 th e AlTl sterdlm

office IS J lso lisred

U S amp CANADA

U S Inte ll ec tual prope rt) boutiqu e

Finnega n f-I c nde rs on FJrabow Ga rre tt

amp Dunner LLP bo~s t s 0 lIS tin gs from

three offi ces Donald Dunner is bJ sed

in th e Was hin gto n D C offi ce and is o ne

o f th e rnost h ighly nOlllin ated lawye rs

111 th e re search ove ral Hi s m Os t notable

c~ se s lI1 vo lved th e cOll1plete reversa i o f

an 580 millton jury verd ic t fo r M attes

Hot W heels toys and the success ful

argument of th e largest (b2 90 m illi on)

pa tent ve rdict slls tJln ed on appea l in i4i

fI lvIicr(l(~r Sources cO lll men ted tl11 t he

is Ieag ues a head or rhe rest in co mplex

p Hent lirJ ga tion Seve n ot her attorneys

fr o l11 th e DC o ffice are li sted incJu di ng

t he sensHlonJ I Ford Farabow w ho is

currentl) rep resenti ng AstraZ eneca and

N OVA C he rni ca ls in pa tent infringcment

sult S Pee rs ca nnot speak highly enough

o f hi s exce lle nt prac tit David Hill is

prai sed fo r hi s at tenti ve c lien t service

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930 PATENTS THE INTERNATIONAL WHOS WHO OF BUSINESS LAWYERS

representative cases include HTC u

Genraho Veda u The Comptroller General of Patents and Dr Reddy Laboratories u Eli Lilly

Duumlsseldorf firm Reimann Osterrieth Koumlhler amp Haft fields six

nominees Christian Osterrieth is a

skilled and seasoned patents lawyer who specialises in technology- driven industries and the development and implementation of litigation strategies in multinational litigation Sources consider Thomas Reimann to be in a class of his own and Martin Koumlhler is an expert in the preparation of freedom to operate

opinions Veacuteron amp Associeacutes is one of Frances

finest patent boutiques and four of its

attorneys are listed Isabelle Romet is

a definite inclusion on anyones list while Pierre Veacuteron is a prolific author on patent law matters and a truly outstanding lawyer in every respect He is one of the most highly nominated lawyers to the research

Three other European lawyers make up our list of most highly regarded individuals Richard Ebbink is a

partner at Brinkhof whose remarkable pan- European practice is the envy

of many peers Sources commend his

intellectual yet practical approach to his cases Joachim Feldges is the managing partner of the Munich office of Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP He has an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience and is

particularly recommended for his work in the biotechnology sector Peter - Ulrik Plesner of Plesner Law Firm in Denmark garnered many votes for his

thorough understanding of his clients businesses and aims

I nnra u rv e I r AN I I c r I I I uIi Nsuuurra hrvt been selected based upon somprrhenswe nukprndrnr sur ve) ssvsrk with both IcoenI rmisil utsl Innints Ltwvrr in pnsuc prrcmr worldwide SPEC 11 rsT V1141 11A41 nut INrn rr wttr 1411 kNKIION urli ARC n KR F 7 t 1 A sur I Is I I I

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representative CJses include HTC Il

CCIIlnl Yeda J TI c COI1lJtyoltcr Cfrlcral ~f

Patellts and Dr Rcddys Laboraloli(s Il Eli

UIl)

Duumlsse ldorf tirm Reilll n n

O sterrie th K oh le r amp Haft ti e lds six

nom inees C hristian Osterri eth is t

ski li ed a n d se ason ed patents lawye r who

spec iJlises in technology- driven indust r ies

an d the deve lop illent and imple m en tation

of liti gatio n st r~( egies in Olultin)(i o nJI

liti ga ti o n Sourees consider Thomas

Reimann to be in a c1ass of his own

and Martin Kohler is an expe rt in

the preparation of fre edom to o p e ra te

o pinions

Veacutelon amp A ssocieacutes IS o n e of Frances

fil1es t pate nt bo utiqu es and four of its

attor n ey s are Ii sted Isabell e Romet is

Ha dcfi n ite jnc lu sion o n anyon es li s(

w hile Pierre Veacuteron is pro litic aut hor

on pHent law matrers and l crul )

o u(standing law ye r in egraveve ry respec t

He is one of the m (Js t hi g hl y n o m in ted

Ivyers ln the rest3rc h

Tinee o th er Euro pean law yergt 1113ke

up Gu r li st of most highl y regravega rd ed

indiv iduals Richard Ebhink IS

p artn e r at Brinkhof h os~ r~ ll1arbble

p1 Jl - Europca n practice is th e e llv

of lTlan y pee rs Source s cOlllmend his

ln tel le c tu1 le t practical app roac h

tO his cases Joachim Feldges the

lTl an aging partn e r of t h e Munich

oftiee of Field Fi sh e r WJtc rh o use LLP

H e has an outstanding b rea d th of

knowledge and expe rien ce an d is

parricu la rl y reeoll1l11ended fo r hi s work

in th e b lotechn o logy se c to r Pete rshy

Ulrik Plesner o f Pl es n e r Law Fr lll in

Denmark garne re d m an y votes for his

thoro ugh underndin g o f h clients

businesses and aims

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1celerico lcci trldcmlrk la proiccltrion co nso lLHion and of II r ights fo r ArgclltIcircIlt md South Ame ri ca

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IAN KIRBY Arnold amp Porter (UK) LLP Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street London EC2N I HQ Tel +44 2(1 7786 6160 Fax +44 20 7786 6299 Ian kirby(aaportercom wwwarnoldportercom

THE INTERNATIONAL WHOS WHO OF BUSINESS LAWYER

Ian Kirby is a partner in Arnold amp Porters London office He focuses on intellectual property disputes and multi jurisdictional patent litigation and he is head of the 1P

team in London Ian is also a member of the WIPO List of Mediators

Ian advises clients from a variety of industries including the pharmaceutical life sciences engineering software microchip telecommunications and media and publishing industries He also resolves disputes in all areas of1P law with an emphasis on patent copyright and

software infringement IP antitrust disputes comparative advertising Internet and domain name disputes and trade marks and passing off unfair competition disputes

Ian has been litigating IP and patent disputes since 1993 and was the founding partner of Arnold amp Porters European iP practice He has been described in the legal directories as a tough negotiator and excellent at managing a team he makes

sure everyone is on board and knows how to get the most out of people (Chambers

UK 2011 intellectual property) a shrewd litigator who is always calm balanced and considered even in the toughest situations (Chambers UK 2010) excellent on patent disputes (Legal 500 UK 2009) and a formidable opponent with a diverse clientele which includes renowned names

such as Gates Corporation GlaxoSmithKline and Micron Technology (IAM250 The Worlds Leading Patent Litigators 2011)

DAVID PERKINS Arnold amp Porter (UK) LLP Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1 HQ Tel +44 20 7786 6225 Fax +44 20 7786 6299 davidperkinsaportercom wwwarnoldportercom

David Perkins is a partner in Arnold amp Porter (UK) LLPs intellectual property practice in LondonWith 40 years of experience Mr Perkins concentrates his

practice on multi jurisdictional patent litigation as well as trademark and antitrust issues He also handles oppositions and appeals before the European Patent office in Munich and references to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg He also acts as counsel and arbitrator in numerous arbitrations involving intellectual property rights

Prior to joining the firm Mr Perkins served in major leadership positions in the intellectual property practice area at international law firms He was a partner at Clifford Chance from 1975 -2003 in which he headed its European intellectual property litigation practice and subsequently at Milbank Tweeds London office 2003- 2009 He is the author of many publications articles and conference papers on various aspects of intellectual property law disputes and is a frequent participant at international intellectual property conferences He was a

member of the UK governments intellectual property advisory committee (2001- 2005) He is a council member of the Intellectual Property Institute a founding member oldie Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation (TIPLO) a World Intellectual Property Organization (WiPO) arbitrator and a

member of all major intellectual property associations He is also an instructor for WIPOs annual arbitration- workshop

David is recognised in a number of leading directories including The International Whos Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2011 Chambers

UK A Clicrns Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2012 (intellectual property patent litigation) and PLC Which lawyer Yearbook

2011 (life sciences patent litigation)

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SABINE AGE heacuteron ampAssocieacutes 1 rue Volney Paris 75002 Tel +33 1 47 03 62 62 Fax +33 1 47 03 62 69 sabineage(Overoncorn wswwveronconi

Admitted to die Paris Bar in 1994 Sabine Ageacute gained experience in the various intellectual property fields (patents trademarks designs) before dedicating herself exclusively to parent litigation She is a

partner ofVeron amp Associeacutes since the creation of the firm in 2001

Veacuteron amp Associeacutes is a law firm of 12 lawyers assisted by two scientific consultants an

economic litigation consultant a graphic designer and translators dealing exclusively with patent litigation for French and international clients

Sabine handles standard related cases in the multimedia systems and telecommunications fields and has acted on behalf of an

international telecommunications manufacturer for the French part ofa world- wide cross- border patent litigation

She is also active in cases relating to pharmaceuticals chemicals and medical instruments for international and domestic industry -based clients as well as research

organisations

She deals with legal issues extending from contractual disputes patent ownership (and

co- ownership) to validity and infringement

Sabine lectures on patent litigation at the CEIPI (International Centre of Intellectual Property Studies) in Strasbourg and at the universities of Lyon and Montpellier in addition to speaking engagements for conferences

Sabine Ageacute is an active member of the AIPPI international Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and EPLAW European Patent Lawyers Association She is also a

member of IPO through Veacuteron amp Associeacutes

Veacuteron amp Associeacutes maintains close relationship with top -tier independent law firms in other jurisdictions which can handle parallel proceedings in multi jurisdictional cases

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I ~n Kirby is a partner in Arn o ld amp Porte rs London office H e focuses o n intellectual

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disputes since 1993 nd w~s the founding partner ofArnold amp Porters European

II practlce He has bee n descrlbed in the Jega J dinc tories as la rough nego tla tor Jnd excellent Jt managing ] te1m - he m akes

sure everyone is on board )nd knows ho ta ge t the m ost o ut o f peop le (Chambers UK 20 11 intelkctuallrope rey) ~ shrewd litJgator wha is always c~ll1l balanced Jnd considered tven in th e roughest situations

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patent dISputes (L~al 500 UK 2009) and 0 forrnidable oppanent w it a diverse cllenrde w hich include ren owned names such as Gates Corpora tion GlaxoSlllithKline

and Micton Techno logy (lAM 250 - The 1~ld Lact Pale Lili)10rS 2011)

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Alnold amp Porler (UK) LLP Tower 42

25 Old Ilroad Street London EC2N 1HQ Tel 1-44 20 7786 (22 5

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David Perkins is a partller in Arnold amp Porter (UK) LLP s illtellec tuallroperey

practice in Londo n Vlth 40 years o f ex perience MI Perkins COllctIHrates bis lractice on multi -jurisdlctional patent

lltigarion as we il as tradern ark and antitrust iss ues H e also h~ndles oppositions and

appeals before the Europeall Patent office in Munich and rcferences to the European

Court ofJustice (ECJ) in Luxembo urg He also acts as co un se l and arbitraror in TlUmerOllS arbitrJtio ns involving inteliecruaJ

properey rights

Prior to j a inillg the flrm Mr Pe rkins

served in Illaj o r leadersh ip positIOns in the intell ectlla lltoperty prac tice ma at inte rn Jtiona l hw fu m s H e Vas a panner at Cliflord Chance (ram 1975-2003 in

which he headed its European intellectud properey liti g~ tion practice and subequ ently

at Milbank Tweed London offlce 2003shy2009 He is th e author of many publications articles and co nference pape rs on variOLlS

apects of IIlte llectual properey law disputes ll1d io a frequent participa nt Jt interna tIcirc o nal intellectu~l properry confere nces He was a

m ember of the UK gove rnm en ts intellectual propeny dvlsory CO l11mlttee (2001-20(J5) H e IS ~ councilmember of the Intellectual

Properey In st itute a foundin g mel11ber of th e Illte lkctll d Properey Lawyers Organisation

(T I PLO) a Warld Intelkc tllal Properey Organizatio n (V lrO) arbitrator and a

mel11b er of ail major inte llectuallroperey associations H e il) a lso an iOstruCtor for

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direcrories including The Inffrt1ativl1af l+lH ~)

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Adrnitted to the P~ris Bar in 1994 Sab in e Ageacute gained experience in the var io lls

inteUectual prope rty field s (patents trademarks deigns) before dedicaring he rself

exclusively to patent litigation She JS a panne r ofVeacute ron amp Associeacutes since the crea tion of th e frm in 2001

Veacutero n amp Asso ci~s is a law flfl11 of 12 lawyers Jos lsted by twu ocientiflc consultants ~111

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fields and has acted o n behalf o f an Inte rnational relecomnlunieations manufacturer far the French part of a worldshy

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S he d ea ls Vi th egal issues ex tendi ng frorn cantractual dispures patent aw nersh ip (and co-ownership) to vilidiry and infringem e nt

Sabin e lec tures 011 patent liti gat lon at the

CEIPI (International Centre of lnteUectual Praperty Studi es) in Strasbourg and at th e universities of Lyo n ~lI1d MontpeUicr

in addition to speaking engage ments for cO llfereneec

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1ntemationa l Association for th e Protection of

Inte ll ec tu1 Properry and EPLAW European Patent Lawyers Assoc iati o n She is also a m ember of 1PO through Veacuteron amp Associeacutes

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Thomas Bouvet is an attorney -at -law specialised in patent and plant breeders rights He obtained an LLM in the USA and is a doctor -at -law Admitted to the Bar in 1996 he immediately Joined PierreVeacuteron to practice parent litigation and is a partner of Veacuteron amp Associeacutes since the creation of the firm in 2001

Thomas activity mainly relates to patent validity and infringement litigation in the fields of-electronics telecommunications mechanics chemistry pharmaceuticals media and biotechnologies He has extensive experience in patent entitlement cases and in matters relating to the violation of trade secrets

He defends employers in actions of compensation for employees inventions and advises companies setting up appropriate policies in this respect

Following his doctorate thesisThomas handled a large proportion of cases brought before the French courts for infringement of plant breeders rights

He has arranged several customs actions

Thomas lectures on patent litigation notably at EM Lyon School of Management Centre Paul Roubier and University Jean Moulin of Lyon

He is a member ofAAPIAIPPI (member of special committee Q114 on biotechnology including plant breeders rights) GRAPI EPLAW CIOPORA and an administrator of Centre Paul RoubierThe firm is a member of IPO and ofAJPLA

Thomas is the author of a doctoral thesis on The Legal Protection ofVegetal Innovation and co- author of Saisie- CorureJifor+ a book published by the leading French publisher Dalloz (2nd edition 2005) and of Droit et

Pratique des Voles dExeacutecution published in the series Dalloz Action 2004 -2005

JULIEN FRENEAUX Bardehle Pagenberg 10 boulevard Haussmann Paris 75009 Tel +33 1 53 05 15 09 Fax +33 1 53 05 15 05 fron ea ux ba rdeb le fr svwwbardehlede

The practice of-Julien Freacuteneaux Dipl CEIPI Brevets DESS Sciences -Po comprises advice and litigation in all matters of intellectual property in particular patent infringement and validity litigation before the French courts as well as trademark design and unfair competition matters licensing technology transfer agreements and I P-related contracts

The cases that Julien Freacuteneaux handles regularly involve coordination with teams of lawyers from other jurisdictions as well as with parallel litigation proceedings in different countries in a complex international litigation framework He represents international as well as French corporate clients in patent infringement and nullity cases before the various French Courts

Julien Freacuteneaux has managed many multinational patent conflicts concerning technologies such as medical devices sports equipments and mechanical engineering He also handles a number of fashion design infringement cases

Julien Freacuteneaux has published a number of articles on various IP topics

He is admitted to the Paris Bar (Avocat au Barreau de Paris) and heads the firms Paris office

MARC -ROGER HIRSCH Hirsch ampAssocieacutes 58 Avenue Marceau Paris 75008 Tel - 33 1 53 23 92 10 Fax 4-33 I 47 23 49 13

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Marc -Roger Hirsch is an Avoca(ti ln Cour dAppel de Paris (attorney at lase) a European patent attorney and a community trademark attorney

He further holds an engineering degree (seven years of scientific studies) from the Chemical Engineering School of the University of Strasbourg (ENSCS) and an MSc in physics from Strasbourg University Former research fellow at the Netherlands Engineering School of Delft former examiner at the international Patent Institute at the Hague and former examiner at the Dutch Patent Office

Marc -Roger Hirsch is fluent in French English Gcrnran and Dutch He is a member of the International Association for the Protection of industrial Property (Al PPI) international Trademark Association (INTA) American Bar Association (ABA) AiPLA and is a foreign associate of the British Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and of the British Chartered Institute of Trademark agents He is also member of ASIPI EPI ECTA LID( and was previously president of the status commission of FICPi

He is frequently invited to speak on intellectual property issues (in London Seoul Budapest Riga NewYorkTokyo Bonn Alicante Atlanta and Washington DC) on topics as diverse as Moral rights in Copyright Comparison between European patents and National Routes Trademark infringement - Unfair competition- Comparative advertising The Madrid Agreernent Protocol Patent litigation of European patents in France Germany and Great Britain French Court proceedings Patentrecht Problem der Aquivalens C i M case law following Baby -dry decision Parallel import issues in the European union Latest and possible future developments in the Community Patent Law and Computerisation for our profession

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practlce patent Jiti ga riotl and is ~1 panner o f Veacuteron amp Associeacutes si ll ee th e creatio n o f th e flfl11 in 2001

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VJlidi ty and infringenlenr liri ga tt on in the field~ of elecrro nics telecoTnmuni ca ri ons ll1echanics chentisrry phJrrnace uti ca ls lnedia and biotechnoJog les He ha extensive experience in patent enritl ement Cles md in Illatters rebting to th e vio lat io n o f trade

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Fo ll ow ing hlS doctorate th es is Tho mas handled a large proportio n of cases brought

before the French courts fo r infringe mcnt of plont breeders riglm

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Tho lllas lectures o n pate nt litigatio n n o tabJy

at EM Lyon School of M anagement Centre Pau l Roubier ami Uni versity J ea n Moulin

of Lyon

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special COrlll11 tttee Q114 on bio tec hno logy nc1udi ng plant breeders rights) G RAPI

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and co-autho r o f Sais ie-CreurofltIrVII a book publlshed by the leading French publi sher Dalloz (2nd ed ition 20(5) and o f Oroir CI

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The plac ti ce ofJuli en FreacuteneJ u x Dipl CE IPI Breve ts DESS SCiences-Po comprises Jdvlce and li tiga ti o l1 in ail lTlatte r o f Inre1lectual

pro per ty in partlcular pULnt jnfnngenlent and v1 lidity litigation belore th e French cou rts as wei l JI tradema rk design and un [l ir

competit ion m J u e rs hcenslt1g technology transier agree llltllts and 1P-related con trac ts

The CJses that Julie n Frionea ll x handles

regularly involve coo rdinJti o n wi th teal11S

o f lawyers fro rn o ther jurisdiction s as weil as Vith pa ra ll e l Jitiga tion proeccd in gs

III chfferenr (aunne in a cornplex internatio nal lit igariol1 framewo rk H e represents int ernationa l as weil as French co rpo rate chents jn parent infrin ge nlen t and nullity oses before th e various French

co urts

Julien Freacuteneaux has lllanaged nlany ll1uJtinaci o na l patent conA icts conce rning technolog ies suc h as medical d evices spo rts

eqlllplllen ts and rnec hanical engHicirceerIcircn g He a lso han dles numbe r o f fa shl on design IOfringeme nt GlSes

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MARC-ROGER HIRSCH Hirscil ampAssocieacutes 58 Ave nue Marceau lar is 75008

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H e fllch tf holds an engineering degrce (seven yea rs o f sc ientiflc studle s) from the Che l11ica l Engineering Schoo l of th e

UniverSIty of Strasbo urg (ENSCS) and an MSc in phys ic s fronl Strasbo urg University Former research fe ll osv at the N etherl ano s

Eng ineeri ng Schoo l of De lft form er tXdmIcircne r at the fn[ern t tIcirc o nal Patent Insti tute Jt the H ague Jnd fOrlner exa min er Jt the Dutch Patent Office

Ma rc-R oger J-lirseh is Rue nt 11 Fre nch Engish German and Duteh H e is a mem ber o f the Inte rnati ona l AssocJa ti o n for the Pro tectio n of 1nou stri 1 Property (AII)PI)

In terna ti o nal Trademark ASSO CIa tion (JNTA)

Aillencan Ba r Assoc iat ion (ABA)AIPLA and is a fo reign asoociate o f th e I3ritish Chartered Ins titute of Pate nt Atto rn eys and o f th e GritJsh Chartered Institute of Tnde l11ark agen ts H e is 3150 m embe r of

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H e is frequ entl y invited tO speak on intelleetllal property issues (in London

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D C ) on tOplCS as diverse as Moral righes jn Copyright CornpJriso n between European patents and N ational Rou tes

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ISABELLE ROMET Veacuteron ampAssocieacutes 1 rue Vol rev Paris 75002 Tel +33 1 47 03 62 62 Fax +33 1 47 03 62 69 isabellerometveroncom wwwveron corn

Isabelle Rornet is entirely dedicated to patent litigation as the 12 other lawyers of the firm Admitted to the Bar in 1988 she joined PierreVeacuteron right after She is a co- founder of the firm Veacuteron amp Associeacutes in 2001 with PierreVeacuteronThomas Bouvet and Sabine Ageacute

Her practice encompasses patent validity infringement and ownership in most technical areas especially in complex technological fields and in an international context The scientific consultants of the firm help the lawyers to quickly master the relevant technical data build a strong technical reasoning and design the best visual aids with the in -house graphic designer

She has handled landmark cases relating to cosmetics pharmaceuticals ophthalmology nanotechnology molecular diagnosis genetically modified plants veterinary and phytosanitary products Her expertise In pharmaceutical patents goes with a focus on supplementary protection certificates Green technologies are a growing activity She remains active in mechanics electricity and electronics

Convinced by the interest of alternative dispute resolution she participated in a

mediation which led to a major settlement indemnity

She lectures on patent litigation at Sciences Po Paris various universities intellectual property centres such as Centre Paul Roubier international conferences and private senunars

An active member of AIPPI she chaired working committee and other special committees isabelle participated in the preparation of the 2010 Congress in Paris She is also a member of EPLAWAAPI LES and through Veacuteron amp Associeacutes lPO and AIPLA

She is a co- author of the book Saisie-

Contref accedilon published by the leading French publisher Dalloz and edited by PierreVeacuteron (2nd edition in 2005)

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PIERRE VEacuteRON Veacuteron ampAssocieacutes 1 rue Volney Paris 75002 Tel --33 I 47 03 62 62 Fax -i-33 i 47 03 62 69 pierreveron veroncom Avwwveroncom

Admitted in 1969 PierreVeacuteron a member oldie Paris Bar has been mentioned by several international publications as one of the leading patent litigation specialists in the world

His 12- lawyer firm with offices in Paris and Lyon deals only with patent litigation with a

special emphasis on international cases

It obtained the 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 and 2011 Managing Intellectual Property Award as the French Law Firm of the year

and the 2003 2007 and 2009 Deacutecideurs Award as the Best intellectual Property Law Practice in France

Veacuteron amp Associeacutes maintains a statistical study on patent litigation in FranceThe latest report concerns the 10 -year period 2000- 2009 which is a follow -up to a previous study spanning 1990 -1999 Both can be

found on the firms websrte

PierreVeacuteron is the honorary president of EPLAW the European Patent Lawyers Association and of the French Association of Patent Litigators (Association des Avocats de Proprieacuteteacute industrielle) he has taught European patent litigation at the CEIPi (International Centre of industrial Property Studies) in Strasbourg he is a member of the group of expert judges and lawyers assisting the EU commission in the setting up of a

European and Community Patents Court

PierreVeacuteron is the editor of Saisie

Coinrefaccediloii a book published by the leading French publisher Dalloz (2nd edition 2005) and of Concise International and European Intellectual Property Laie published by Kluwer Law International in 2008 he is also the author of more that 50 publications on patent litigation

He has presented numerous reports on behalf of the AIPPI French group and has also acted

as officer of various international AIPPI comnttees

Having an interest in arbitration he is

an associate of the Chartered Institute of Achrtrators

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Isabelle I(ornet is entirely dedlcated to pJ tent litiga tion as the 12 o the r law)ets of the fIcircrm Admitted tO the Dar in 19R8 she j oined Pierre Veacutem n li gh t afte r She is a co-founder o f the firm Veacutero n amp Asgtoc ieacutes in 200 l ith Plerre Veacutero nTlro mas Bouvet and Sabine Agi

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She has hand led Iandmark caseS rdatin g to cosmetlcs phanTJaceutica ls ophthalnlology nanotechnolngy molec ular diagnosls geneti cally IlloditIcirced plants veterinary and ph ytosa nitary products H e r expe rtise ln pharnlaceutical patents goes wi th a foc us on supplemen tary protection certificares Green techn ologies (Ire a groving JC[jvlty She relTldi ns acti ve in mechanics el ecrr icity and cJecrro ni cs

Convinced by the incerest o f alternative dispute rcsolution she partic ipated ln a lll edia tJOn w hich Jed to InclJ or se ttkment indelllnity

She lectures o n patent litigation lt Sci ences Po Pans vanous LlniverSlric inteUectL1t

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Pll ac tive rnelllber ofAIPPI she chaired vorkin g comnugravettce and other speCIal co mmlttee Isabelle particlpated in the preplratlOn o f the 20 10 Congres in Pari s She is alo a ill clllber of EPLAWAAP I LES and through Veacuteron amp Assoc ieacutes 110 md AIPLA

She IS a co-author o f the boo k Smsic-Cali 1reflfall published by the lelding French pu blisher Dalloz and edited by PierreVeacutero n (2nd edition ln 200~)

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Adrnitted in 1969 Pie rreVeacutero l1 a 11I cmbcr of the Paris Bar has been nle ntioned by several intermHiol1JI pubh clt1 tions as o ne o f th e leading patent Irtlgati o n speC ialises in th e world

HIS 12-lawyer fJrln wlth o ffr ces ln Pari s and Lyo n deltll o nl y Wlth pate nt btigation w ith a sp ec ial emphasis o n internatio nal cases

It obtained th e 2006 2007 200820092010 and 2011 M anaging Intell ec tultll Prope rty Award as th e French Law Finn of th e year and th e 20032007 and 2009 Deacutecideurs Award as the Best Inrellec tu al Pro perty Law Practlce in France

Veacuteron amp Associts maintains a statlsri cal srudy o n pa tent hti ga tion ln Fran ce The latest report conce rns the 1 O-year peri od 2000shy2009 w hi ch IS a follow-up to a previ oLis study span ning 1990-1 999 Bo th ca n be found o n th e firt ns ve bsne

Pi egraverre V eacuteron is th e hon o rary president ofEPLAW the European Patent Lawyers Association and of th e Fre nc h Assoc iati o n of Patent Liti ga tors (Aociation des Avocatgt de Propneacutereacute lndustrllilc) he has taught European pltent li ti gJ ti on at th e CEIPl (Internatio nal Centre o f Industr ial Propercy Studi es) in Strasbourg he is 1 rn ember o f the group of expert judges and Iavvyers JSlSting the E U commiSS io n ln th e setti ng up o f a European cllld ComTllunit) Patents Court

Pierre V ron is th e editor of SaisieshyCIlc(accediloll a boo k published by the lcadin g French publi sher Dalloz (2nci editio n 2(05) In d of COIrse Ilf lnUlIiolia and EuojJeaJ1

[IIelCCI II [gtroPfrI) LaI PLiblished by Kluwer Law Illter national 111 2008 he is also the aLi thor of mo re that 50 publi ca tj o ns on patent litigatio n

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