Ms Jeanna Wacker > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Jeanna Wacker is a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She is an experienced trial lawyer and concentrates her practice on patent litigation in the life sciences field. Jeanna has extensive experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and medical device industries and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants at all stages of litigation, including trials (bench and jury) and appeal. Jeanna also has experience in inter partes reviews before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Her clients have included some of the largest companies in the life sciences area such as, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hoffman La-Roche, Boehringer Ingelheim, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Jeanna has established a reputation as a leading litigator in the life sciences field and is regularly invited to speak on hot topics in this area.

Jeanna is also regularly called upon to advise pharmaceutical and biotech companies on intellectual property aspects of corporate merger agreements and product acquisitions.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Healthcare > Life sciences

Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s life sciences work brings together a number of the firm’s departments, together handling antitrust proceedings in the sector, while also representing pharmaceutical companies in product liability and personal injury litigation. Such disputes are the domain of Jay Lefkowitz, who also handles False Claims Act and shareholder litigation before Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Further antitrust litigation experience comes in the form of Devora Allon, who also handles a broad range of commercial litigation. Patent litigation covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechnology is handled by Jeanna Wacker, and she is also consulted on the IP aspects of corporate and asset transactions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.