Dechert LLP

Dechert LLP is the law firm that helps business leaders lead. For more than 150 years, we have advised clients on critical issues – from high-stakes litigation to first-in-market transaction structures and complex regulatory matters. Our nearly 1,000 lawyers in commercial centers worldwide are immersed in the key sectors we serve – financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology.

Dechert delivers unwavering partnership so our clients can achieve unprecedented results. Our Patent Counseling and Prosecution group focuses exclusively on the life sciences sector. We represent pre-public and discovery-stage biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as their financial investors, in growth strategies and global patent portfolio development. Our services range from prosecution and portfolio management to due diligence, transactions, and infringement defense and avoidance. We routinely represent clients in disputes before the USPTO and have a proven track record in developing successful strategies to protect second-generation drugs and biologics. Our team also excels in post-grant practices, handling all aspects of inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, reissues, re-examinations, and interferences.