Associate - Corporate - Healthcare – Licensing

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Latham’s life sciences licensing group brings market-leading experience to structuring and negotiating the industry’s most transformative strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and other licensing agreements.

We draw on deep industry experience and technical knowledge to advise life sciences companies and their investors on the full range of technology-based commercial transactions. Many lawyers on our team hold advanced scientific and business degrees, are qualified to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office, and have held legal and scientific positions within high-profile life sciences companies.

Our team routinely advises on life sciences transactions that receive industry-wide accolades for their innovative approaches to identify, develop and commercialize cutting-edge products. We advise across the spectrum of life sciences transactions, from vendor agreements and intellectual property and technology licensing transactions, to complex strategic alliances and collaborations. We work collaboratively with clients to identify, conceptualize, and develop creative solutions to the thorniest business and legal issues that arise in the course of a complex life sciences transaction.

The Corporate Department of the New York office seeks a skilled and highly qualified corporate associate with at least three years of life sciences licensing experience. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Biology or Chemistry-related fields or experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. The candidate should have excellent drafting and negotiation skills.

If you have any questions about the application, please contact:



Julia Graham
Associate Recruiting Manager — US Specialized Hiring
julia.graham@lw.com

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