ArentFox Schiff fields an ‘exceptional team of litigators and intellectual property counselors’ with particular expertise representing pharmaceutical companies and litigating Hatch-Waxman cases. The Chicago group includes practice co-head Sailesh Patel, who specializes in pharma patent litigation and also acts for clients in tech-related patent and trademark cases, patent litigator Imron Aly, who is a ‘top notch lawyer’ with a focus on the life sciences industry, and Kevin Nelson who is a specialist in large-scale patent infringement litigation. In Washington DC, co-head Janine Carlan is a life sciences patent litigation expert and also defends companies in claims brought by Non-Practicing Entities, and Richard Berman focuses on patent transactions and prosecution in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech fields.
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  • 'Exceptional team of litigators and intellectual property counselors that have best in class experience and skills.'
  • 'Imron Aly is a top notch lawyer in the industry. He has won several "bet the company" cases and I would highly recommend him. He is a hands on attorney.'

Key clients

  • FanDuel, Inc.
  • MSN Pharmaceuticals
  • Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
  • Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
  • Puritan Medical Products Company
  • Analog Devices
  • Ōura Health Oy
  • Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Acronis, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Acted for MSN Pharmaceuticals and Aurobindo in a Hatch-Waxman case involving the drug Parsabiv.
  • Advised Puritan Medical Products Company LLC on defending itself against a worldwide patent campaign against Copan, which holds several patents covering swabs used in clinical collections that became ubiquitous during the COVID pandemic.
  • Represented Fresenius Kabi in a “patent thicket” case where the plaintiff currently holds ten patents.

Lawyers

Practice head

Janine Carlan; Sailesh Patel

Other key lawyers

Imron Aly; Kevin Nelson; Richard Berman