Insights

Eric Marandett Moderates at PLI 2024 Depositions Conference

Eric Marandett will moderate the panel, "Strategies for Handling Virtual Depositions," at the Practicing Law Institute's Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions Conference on Thursday, February 29th at 2:30 p.m.

Eric Marandett and Anita Spieth Speaking at BIO IPCC 2023

Eric Marandett will moderate and Anita Spieth will be a panelist discussing, "Patent Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act" at this year's BIO IP Counsels Committee (BIO IPCC) Conference.

LMG Life Sciences Ranks Choate Tier 1 and Names Six Life Sciences Stars

Six Choate attorneys and two practice areas have been ranked in this year’s LMG Life Sciences U.S. Firm and Attorney Rankings. The firm received a Tier 1 ranking in the areas of Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management, while Brenda Jarrell, Charles Lyon, Eric Marandett, Rolando Medina, Stephanie Schonewald, and Tobin Sullivan have been named Life Sciences Stars.

Choate Attorneys Named Lawdragon Leading Litigators

Choate partners, Eric J. Marandett, Paul D. Popeo, and Melissa Bayer Tearney, have been named in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.

Choate Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2024

Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 43 Choate attorneys in its 2024 edition, including naming 4 partners as Lawyer of the Year in Boston for their respective practice areas.

Choate Receives High Rankings for Patent Work from Managing IP 2023

Managing IP’s 2023 rankings of firms for patent litigation and protection work recognizes seven attorneys and Choate regionally and nationally for its work in the areas of patent prosecution, patent disputes and life sciences.

Choate Receives High Accolades in 2023 IAM Patent 1000

Ten Choate attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, and the firm is one of three firms to receive a “Silver” ranking for patent litigation, placing it in the top six in Massachusetts, and one of only four firms to be “Highly Recommended” in patent prosecution.

Choate Lawyers and Practice Groups Recognized by Chambers 2023

The 2023 edition of Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized 16 practice areas and 31 Choate attorneys as leading counsel in their fields, with six receiving Band 1 rankings, three receiving nationwide recognition, two global recognitions, and two senior statesmen.

National Attention for Choate’s U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Amgen v. Sanofi et al.

On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Amgen v. Sanofi et al, No. 21-757, one of this term’s most highly-watched cases concerning the law of enablement as it applies to patents directed to antibody therapeutics. Choate’s amicus brief, submitted on behalf of Nobel Prize laureate Sir Gregory Paul Winter and other interested scientists in support of Sanofi and Regeneron, was repeatedly highlighted by counsel during the argument.