With six offices and more than 200 attorneys, Warner Norcross & Judd is one of Michigan’s largest law firms. Warner's attorneys bring significant depth of knowledge and experience to clients, whether they are startups focusing on product development or multinational firms serving the global needs of the industry. Our Life Sciences group is skilled in U.S. and foreign patent license application and protection, patent procurement and counseling, FDA regulatory compliance, product liability, licensing and technology agreement drafting and negotiation, research and collaborative agreements, technology development and transfer agreements, confidentiality and proprietary rights assessments, development of intellectual property policies and due diligence.

In addition, our corporate group can provide advice and guidance on choice of entity and entity maintenance, tax issues, limited liability law, and investor relations as well as provide direction on management board policy best practices for determining compensation, expenses and conflicts of interest. When the time comes, we can also help to develop and implement succession-planning strategies that keep business goals in mind.

Warner has expanded its life sciences capabilities within the past few years to keep up with the growing industry. For example, we recently created a practice within the group that focuses on medical devices and another that concentrates solely on academic research and innovation within the industry. Additionally, Warner opened a Lansing office in 2007 that specializes in legislative lobbying for many companies and organizations, including those with life sciences interests.

Our patent attorneys have backgrounds in virtually all fields — biotechnology, genetic, chemical, mechanical, electrical, pharmaceutical and computer sciences, to name a few. We also have worked with a number of universities, so we understand university procedures and specialized needs

Contact: Greg Bondarenko
Tel: 616.752.2420
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