NEW YORK, July 19, 2023 – Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to announce that it has been named to IAM Patent 1000’s 2023 guide of The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. The Firm’s Boston and New York offices earned recognition for their work advising on some of the most complex patent matters in the life sciences sector over the past year. This marks the ninth time Proskauer has been recognized in the list’s 12-year history.

Proskauer was recommended on each of the IAM Patent 1000 Massachusetts tables for prosecution, litigation and transactions. The Firm was also recognized for transactions and litigation in New York.

Additionally, the Firm is pleased to share that five partners were recognized as leaders in their field by IAM Patent 1000:

• Fangli Chen, Ph.D., is vice chair of the Life Sciences Patent practice. She represents companies in numerous industries across the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors and specializes in the strategic development of complex IP portfolios for companies to align with their business goals.
• Daryn Grossman is Managing Partner of Proskauer and head of the Life Sciences group. She has deep experience designing and negotiating complex technology and intellectual property transaction structures, including strategic alliances, licensing, and technology development and outsourcing transactions.
• Siegmund (Sige) Gutman is chair of the Life Sciences Patent practice. He focuses his practice on patent litigation, as well as creating global patent office and FDA regulatory strategies for leading life sciences clients. He also has extensive experience successfully litigating both biologic drug patent and Hatch-Waxman cases.
• Erik Milch is a partner in Proskauer's Litigation Department. He litigates complex matters involving medical devices, life sciences instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, electrical and computer technology, and consumer products.
• Baldassare (Baldo) Vinti is chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation group. His practice focuses on litigating patent, false advertising, trade secret, life sciences, trademark and contractual matters in federal and state courts and before the International Trade Commission.

IAM Patent 1000 identifies the top firms’ patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. Their extensive researched is based on market intelligence gathered through interviews with attorneys at law, patent attorneys and in-house counsel.

About Proskauer

We are 800+ lawyers serving clients from 12 offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We work with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and industry-redefining companies.

Since 1875, Proskauer has been devoted to our clients’ successes. Our lawyers are known for their unusually high accessibility, responsiveness and attentiveness. We go the extra mile to understand a client’s business — and think like savvy businesspeople in the process.

Our sophisticated patent team adds value at every stage of the patent development and protection process. Noted for delivering exceptional results, we assist our clients in patent litigation, portfolio development, licensing, technology transfer and strategic counseling. We are one of the few major firms that take plaintiffs' side portfolio work, litigation and licensing, and consistently do it well.