Practice Areas & Industries: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Barnes & Thornburg LLP attorneys in the Life Sciences Practice Group provide a wide range of interdisciplinary legal services to companies engaged in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical and laboratory devices, health services and bioinformatics. Members of our group provide a network that gives you access to all of our services through one phone call. Specifically, we provide services in the following areas:

• Intellectual Property
• Immigration
• IP Litigation
• Mass Tort and Products Liability
• International Trade
• Securities
• Government Relations
• Tax and Tax Refunds
• Corporate and Corporate Finance
• ADA
• Health Regulatory
• Antitrust
• Medical products regulation and reimbursement
• Import and Export
• Executive Compensation
• Venture Capital
• Environmental
• Food and Drug Administration

We have 10 patent lawyers and agents who hold Ph.D.s. We understand many of the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device technologies, including:

• Gene Therapy
• Combinatorial Chemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Nanotechnology
• Proteomics
• Transgenic Technology
• Genomics
• Drug Discovery
• Plant Genetics
• Medical Devices
• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical Imaging and Display
• Molecular Biology

We understand a spectrum of healthcare legal issues, including:

• Medicare reimbursement issues, including the Medicare prescription drug act of 2003
• Federal and state anti-kickback/self-referral issues
• Reimbursement compliance guidance
• HIPAA privacy and security compliance guidance
• Physician research organizations
• Information Technology, Bioinformatics and Healthcare e-commerce matters

We understand your objectives, including:

• Protecting and obtaining your intellectual property
• Obtaining capital
• Recruiting and retaining qualified employees
• Structuring collaborative agreements
• Maintaining your competitive advantage
• Reducing regulatory problems
• Reducing taxes
• Obtaining counsel on matters crucial to your business

We can help you accomplish your goals in federal and state government through:

• Lobbying
• International Relations
• Appropriations
• Issues Management/Monitoring
• Government Contracts
• Regulatory Affairs

Our attorneys are committed to helping you in growing your business and solving your problems. When it comes to complex issues involving more than one discipline in a life sciences industry, Barnes & Thornburg attorneys in Atlanta, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., are able to assist.