We are proud to announce the winners and highly commendeds for the LSPN Awards USA 2025, recognizing excellence, innovation, and leadership in life sciences IP. These individuals and organizations are shaping the future of pharmaceutical and biotech patent protection.
Company Award Winners 2025:
Best in Patent Portfolio Management Award
WINNER - Jones Day
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Highly Commended - Foley & Lardner
Best Life Sciences IP Firm – Due Diligence for Life Sciences Transactions Award
WINNER - Dechert
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Joint Highly Commended - Covington
Joint Highly Commended - Kirkland & Ellis
Sponsored by:
Case of the Year/Impact Case Award
WINNER - Desmarais – The Raven v. Natera (Ravgen, Inc. v. Natera, Inc. et al, 1:20-cv-00692 (W.D. Tex.))
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Highly Commended - Paul Hastings – Allergan USA v. MSN Laboratories
Emerging Firm/One to Watch Award
WINNER - Pearl Cohen
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Highly Commended - Sterlington PLLC
Excellence in Patent Licensing and Transactions
WINNER - Dechert
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Highly Commended - Cravath, Swaine & Moore
In-House Team of the Year
WINNER - Genentech Intellectual Property
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Highly Commended - Eli Lilly
Inclusive Law Firm of the Year
WINNER - Winston & Strawn
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Highly Commended - Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
IP Boutique of the Year
WINNER - Wolf Greenfield
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Highly Commended - Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik
Legal Innovator of the Year
WINNER - Irell & Manella
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Joint Highly Commended - Goodwin
Joint Highly Commended - Latham & Watkins
Life Sciences IP firm of the Year
WINNER - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Highly Commended - Mintz
Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year
WINNER - Paul Hastings
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Highly Commended - Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Life Sciences Patent Strategy Firm of the Year Award
WINNER - Greenberg Traurig
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Highly Commended - Foley Hoag
Life Sciences Prosecution Firm of the Year Award
WINNER - Wolf Greenfield
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Highly Commended - Dechert
Technology Solution of the Year Award
WINNER - Questel
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Highly Commended - RWS
International Firm of the Year Award
WINNER - Powell Gilbert
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Highly Commended - JA Kemp
Individual Awards Winners 2025:
Inspiring Woman of the Year Award
WINNER - Mercedes Meyer, Banner Witcoff
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Joint Highly Commended - Heidi Nebel, McKee, Voorhees and Sease
Joint Highly Commended - Eldora L. Ellison, PhD, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER - Jorge A. Goldstein, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
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Highly Commended - John Desmarais, Desmarais
Patent Litigator of the Year Award
WINNER - John Desmarais, Desmarais
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Highly Commended - Eric Dittmann, Paul Hastings
Patent Prosecutor of the Year Award
WINNER - Karen Mangasarian, Haley Guiliano
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Highly Commended - Hathaway Russell, Managing Partner, Foley Hoag
Rising Star of the Year Award
WINNER - Kerri-Ann Limbeek, Desmarais
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Joint Highly Commended - Nisha Patel Gupta, Dechert
Joint Highly Commended - Callum Beamish-Lacey, Powell Gilbert