Big Pharma named 16 law firms with the strongest relationships, up from 10 last year. These clients have big needs and are among the largest legal spenders in the world. Look for Big Pharma to spend big before and during development of a drug, and as it goes through the regulatory process. In addition, there is an active licensing, joint venture, and acquisition need as these companies drive their own growth.
Big Pharma use many law firms in different roles—but only 16 firms stand out as having the strongest relationships, reaching Clientopia.
These 16 law firms with the strongest relationships—who are both core and recommended first in the Pharmaceuticals industry—are named by clients in the just-released BTI Industry Power Rankings 2017:
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
- Burr & Forman
- Crowell & Moring
- Dentons
- Erise IP
- Fish & Richardson
- Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman
- King & Spalding
- Mayer Brown
- Schiff Hardin
- Skadden
- Thompson Coburn
- Venable
- Wachtell Lipton
- White & Case
- WilmerHale
Why would an individual use a law firm that has an established relationship representing giant Pharmaceutical firms in product liability cases.One would think a law firm that doesn’t have a strong relationship with this multi billion dollar field would best serve the interests of a party that was severely injured and suffered major hidden side effects from a particular medication that weren’t disclosed and were hidden to boost profits would be treated fairly and equitably to address the life altering side effects without going through needless legal proceedings and would seek a fair resolution