We are proud to announce the finalists for the LSPN Awards USA 2026, 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 Finalists 2026:
Best in Patent Portfolio Management Award
Finnegan
Fish & Richardson
Foley & Lardner
Goodwin
Greenberg Traurig
Honigman
Hylton-Rodic Law
Wolf Greenfield
Case of the Year/Impact Case Award
Covington & Burling - Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Gibson Dunn - Incyte Corporation et al. v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Hoyng Rokh Monegier- Regeneron - Formycon AG, Klinge Biopharma GmbH, Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmBH and ratiopharm GmBH (Claimants) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer Consumer Care AG
Knobbe Martens - Masimo Corp. v. Apple Inc., No. 8:20 cv 00048
Knobbe Martens - Carl Zeiss X‑Ray Microscopy, Inc. v. Sigray, Inc., No. 5:21‑cv‑01129 (N.D. Cal.)
MoFo - In re: Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan) Patent Litigation / Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Paul Hastings - Allergan Inc. et al. v. Revance Therapeutics Inc. et al.
Paul Hastings - Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC v. The Johns Hopkins University
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Norton (Waterford) Ltd., and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Amneal Ireland Limited, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, and Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Emerging Firm/One to Watch Award
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell
Gemini Law
Harrity & Harrity
Holland & Hart
Hylton-Rodic
Morse
Neal, Gerber & Eisenburg
Torrey Pines Law Group
Excellence in Patent Licensing and Transactions
Arnold & Porter
DLA Piper
Finnegan
Gibson Dunn
Jones Day
Neal Gerber & Eisenburg
Sidley Austin
IP Boutique of the Year
Finnegan
Harrity & Harrity
Hylton Rodic
Irell & Manella
Panitch Law
Rothwell Figg
Tensegrity Law Group
Torrey Pines Law Group
Life Sciences IP firm of the Year
Choate Hall & Stewart
Cooley
Desmarais
DLA Piper
Duane Morris
Fenwick
Finnegan
Fish & Richardson
Gibson Dunn
Goodwin
Mintz
Panitch Law
Sidley Austin
Sterne Kessler
Wilson Sonsini
Life Sciences IP Litigation Firm of the Year
Choate Hall & Stewart
Cooley
Desmarais
DLA Piper
Duane Morris
Fenwick
Finnegan
Fish & Richardson
Gibson Dunn
Goodwin
Mintz
Panitch Law
Sterne Kessler
WilmerHale
Wilson Sonsini
Life Sciences Patent Strategy Firm of the Year Award
Choate Hall & Stewart
DLA Piper
Finnegan
Fish & Richardson
Harrity & Harrity
Holland & Hart
Honigman
Paul Hastings
Ropes & Gray
Sterne Kessler
Wolf Greenfield
Life Sciences Prosecution Firm of the Year Award
Cooley
Duane Morris
Finnegan
Fish & Richardson
Foley & Lardner
Greenberg Traurig
Honigman
Jones Day
Knobbe Martens
Wolf Greenfield
Life Sciences PTAB Firm of the Year
Baker Botts
Duane Morris
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone
O’Melveny & Myers
Paul Hastings
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
Life Sciences Trade Secrets of the Year
Baker Botts
Gibson Dunn
Latham & Watkins
MoFo
O’Melveny & Myers
Paul Hastings
Perkins Coie
Sidley Austin
Medical Device IP Firm of the Year Award
Carter DeLuca & Farrell
DLA Piper
Duane Morris
Greenberg Traurig
Morse
MoFo
Tensegrity
Torrey Pines
Technology Solution of the Year Award
Anaqua
DLA Piper
Patently
PowerPatent
Questel
Solve Intelligence
Individual Awards Finalists 2026:
In-House Patent Counsel of the Year Award
Angela Verrecchio, Johnson & Johnson
Anita Buck, CureVac
Corey Salsberg, Novartis
Gilbert Voy, Regeneron
Laura Vogel, GSK
Shohta Ueno, Regeneron
Stephanie Donahue, Sanofi
Inspiring Woman of the Year Award
Andrea Reid, Cooley
Betsy Flanagan, Cooley
Brianne Straka, Quinn Emanuel
Claire Gregg, Davies Collinson Cave
Eldora Ellison, Sterne Kessler
Elizabeth Brann, Paul Hastings
Heidi Erlacher, Fenwick
Heidi Berven, Honigman
Jennifer Che, Eagle IP
Kassie Helm, Dechert
Melanie Rupert, Paul Hastings
Oona Johnstone, Wolf Greenfield
Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert
Sandra Haberny, Quinn Emanuel
Lifetime Achievement Award
Anthony Figg, Rothwell Figg
Catherine Polizzi, MoFo
Dimitrios Drivas, White & Case
Kristina Bieker, Goodwin
Michael Morin, Latham & Watkins
Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella
Patent Litigator of the Year Award
Chad Shear, Cooley
Christopher Sipes, Covington & Burling
Eric Dittmann, Paul Hastings
Kassie Helm, Dechert
Siegmund Gutman, Mintz
Meredith Addy, AddyHart
Robert Green, Green Griffith
Shannon Bloodworth, Perkins Coie
Sona De, Sidley Austin
Patent Prosecutor of the Year Award
Andrea Reid, Cooley
Andrew Wilkins, Cooley
Heather DiPetrantonio, Wolf Greenfield
Jeffrey Jacobstein, Finnegan
John Rearick, Cooley
Kate Doyle, Honigman
Steven Lam, ROBIC
Rising Star of the Year Award
Abigail Sellers, Irell & Manella
Dr Alice Ho, Arnold & Porter
Callum Beamish-Lacy, Powell Gilbert
Daniel Down, Powell Gilbert
Gao Li, Honigman
Hallie Kiernan, White & Case
Jenna Deneault, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone
Judy He, Crowell & Moring
Nicholas LoCastro, Quinn Emanuel
Philip Hamzik, Wolf Greenfield
International Categories Finalists:
Cross-Border Collaboration Partner of the Year
Abe & Partner
Bristows
DFMP
Eagle IP
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Powell Gilbert
Cross-Border Patent Counsel of the Year Award
Helene Fiorucci, HEFIP
Jennifer Che, Eagle IP
Marta Mendes, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Sandra Pohlman, DFMP
Siddharte Kusumakar, Powell Gilbert
Takonori Abe, Abe & Partners
Tess Waldron, Powell Gilbert
Zoe Butler, Powell Gilbert