Every industry faces a unique set of challenges, but for companies operating within the life sciences sector the hurdles are plentiful – from research and development, compliance, marketing and administration, to the unexpected surprises of day-to-day operations. Our goal is to help you navigate this myriad of challenges so that you can focus on developing and going to market with the incredible products and capabilities that save, elongate and change lives.

Our focus starts where you need it most.

Life science clients seek out Cole Schotz because we provide boutique attention alongside high-end legal counsel. Our attorney team boasts years of experience counseling life science clients at the highest stakes. Our clients range from multi-national entities to emerging companies across the medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical, investment, and healthcare fields.

No matter your business needs, our holistic, firm-wide team can assist and respond to all of your legal challenges. Our Life Sciences Group is a cross-disciplinary team comprised of attorneys from across the firm’s main practice areas, enabling us to handle a wide range of transactional, due diligence, and litigation matters.

Our Experience includes:

• Collaboration and licensing deals
• Contentious intellectual property matters
• Portfolio development and management for intellectual property
• University tech transfers
• Complex mergers and acquisitions
• Commercial contracts
• Real estate transactions and financings
• Construction projects and disputes, with experience advising on base building, building systems, and build-to-suit life science nuances
• Compliance counseling and workplace trainings regarding employment law issues, as well as employment litigation defense
• Commercial disputes and litigation, including alternative dispute resolution