Pharmaceutical and Health Care
Industries
Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and other health care companies face high-stake challenges as the pace of innovation creates ongoing threats to their valuable intellectual property, the federal government channels unprecedented resources into the enforcement of health care fraud and abuse statutes, and the volume of antitrust, products liability and consumer class action litigation steadily increases. These challenges demand the breadth and depth of legal sophistication, technical expertise and practical experience that WilmerHale provides. With offices in 12 cities in the United States, Europe and Asia, WilmerHale is also uniquely positioned to resolve the particularly thorny legal issues that confront global companies and their affiliates operating in multiple countries.
Since 2005, more than 150 health care industry clients—including “household name” pharmaceutical companies, biotech startups, medical device manufacturers, third-party billing companies, medical equipment suppliers, industry groups such as the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and health care company executives—have relied on WilmerHale to handle hundreds of matters involving diverse legal specialties. Clients turn to WilmerHale because of our broad-based experience and a reputation for excellence exemplified by:
- A leading ranking as a top tier law firm in Intellectual Property by The Legal 500 US in 2011
- A top national ranking in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Appellate Law, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Trade, and Life Sciences, among others, and individual recognition for 94 WilmerHale lawyers recognized as key players in their respective practice areas
- A leading ranking in the top 20 for the sixth consecutive year in the 2011 edition of the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms
- A number one ranking as the 2011 Patent Contentious Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property
- A leading ranking as a global antitrust firm in PLC’s Competition Super League for 2011
- A number one ranking for Intellectual Property Law in The Best Lawyers in America 2010
- A top ranking as a leading law firm in the area of Life Sciences by PLC Cross-Border Life Sciences Handbook 2009/10
- A top ranking for 17 WilmerHale practice areas and 25 individual lawyers recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global
- A top 10 ranking in Practical Law Company’s Life Sciences Industry Super League
- A top ranking as one of only five 2010 IP Groups of the Year by Law360
- A top ranking by The Lawyer as One of the Top 10 Litigation Practices of the year
The legal skill that we bring to bear on behalf of pharmaceutical and health care clients is enhanced by our particular understanding of the regulatory and political environments in which our clients operate and our expertise in the technical and scientific disciplines at the core of their operations. See the Practice Areas on the right to learn more about our work on behalf of pharmaceutical and health care companies.