Best known for its life sciences and tech sector-related IP credentials, Ropes & Gray LLP‘s team in Shanghai has a broad IP practice with a particular focus on transactional mandates. The experienced Geoffrey Lin has extensive experience handling domestic and cross-border IP matters.

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Key clients

  • Everest Medicines
  • LianBio
  • Pediatrix Therapeutics
  • Tianjin Adicon Limited
  • Luca Healthcare
  • Bain Capital Life Sciences/Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Hutchmed

Work highlights

  • Advised Hutchmed on its license to Takeda to develop and commercialize Fruquintinib outside of China for a total of $1.13bn.
  • Advising Everest Medicines on a commercial agreement with Accelerate Technologies for COVID-19 products and with Gilead Sciences for the development of Trodelvy (a cancer drug) for up to $455m.
  • Representing Pediatrix Therapeutics in a license agreement with Aclaris Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharma company focused on developing novel drug candidates for immuno-inflammatory diseases for ATI-1777 in Greater China for payments of up to $91m.

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Geoffrey Lin