Duane Morris
Global legal counsel accelerating pharma innovation through IP, regulatory, and transactional expertise across product lifecycles.
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Attorneys with pharma in-house/scientist backgrounds
Key Differentiators
- Attorneys with pharma in-house/scientist backgrounds
- Top PTAB success rate and ANDA defense firm
Overview
Duane Morris LLP is a global law firm providing legal counsel to pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare companies on IP protection, regulatory compliance (FDA/DEA), corporate transactions (M&A, financing), litigation, and commercial agreements throughout the product lifecycle from R&D to market entry. They represent clients in patent prosecution/enforcement, Hatch-Waxman/ANDA matters, clinical trial agreements, and crisis management like recalls and enforcement actions. While focused on legal services rather than operational pharma patient support like hubs or dispensing, their life sciences practice supports pharma commercialization strategies.
Services & Capabilities
- IP (patent prosecution, enforcement, due diligence, licensing)
- Regulatory (FDA approvals, Hatch-Waxman/ANDA, REMS, compliance audits)
- Corporate (entity formation, VC/IPO financing, M&A, joint ventures)
- Litigation (IP infringement, products liability, antitrust, False Claims Act)
- Commercial contr
Competitive Position
- Attorneys with pharma in-house/scientist backgrounds
- Top PTAB success rate and ANDA defense firm
- Ranked leader in life sciences patent prosecution by LMG Life Sciences Life Sciences page, LMG News
Recent Developments
Promoted 14 attorneys to partnership (Jan 2026) press release; consolidated NY offices (Sep 2025) article; advised on Veraxa $1.3B SPAC merger (Apr 2025) press. No patient services related.
Client & Partner Ecosystem
Quest Diagnostics, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Cephalon, Roche, Stryker, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens; Associations: AdvaMed, BIO, FDLI [Duane Morris Life Scienc; Pharma associations, pharmacy chains, compounding pharmacies, generic/specialty
Technology Platform
None
Therapeutic Focus
broad/all (biologics, pharmaceuticals, immuno-oncology, regenerative medicine, gene editing, precision medicine, veterinary)
Target Customers
Pharma/biotech companies (startups to multinationals), medical device firms, CROs/CMOs, universities/research institutions, healthcare providers (hospitals, pharmacies)
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