Arnold & Porter

Firm overview:

Global law firm Arnold & Porter is known for its regulatory, litigation and transactional capabilities, which it delivers to over half of the Fortune 100 as well as a multitude of other clients. From the firm’s London office, the European IP team advises on the full spectrum of IP rights, representing clients across industries including life sciences, digital health, genomics, electronics, chemicals and manufacturing.

A dedicated Life Sciences Transactions team deploys expertise across the US, Europe and China to assist innovators and investors with complex and critical deals, serving major companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device sectors. An industry peer commends the London team’s pharma regulatory work, saying the practice is “brilliant” in this area.

For contentious matters, Arnold & Porter has high-stakes litigation capability and regularly handles multijurisdictional patent disputes, covering everything from software to standards-related telecom cases. The team also represents clients in European patent opposition proceedings.

Team overview:

London partners Beatriz San Martin and Ewan Townsend are key contacts for Arnold & Porter’s European IP services.

San Martin is a “very well-rounded litigator” and “brilliant” according to peers, who also comment that she has “a very deep understanding of life sciences law, within the IP arena and beyond and is able to bring that expertise to patent matters”. San Martin’s disputes practice is varied, with significant experience handling cases before the UK courts and Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as co-ordinating cross-border European litigation.

Townsend’s practice focuses on commercial transactions involving medicinal products, and he represents many of the world’s most sophisticated biotech and pharma companies.

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