The firm served as lead counsel for a national research university, asserting a constructive trust theory to protect the university's rights in an antiviral nucleoside analogue active against HIV and HBV, under circumstances in which a pharmaceutical company had filed a U.K. patent application for the drug at issue, without naming inventors.  The client's constructive trust claims survived summary judgment and the case settled on confidential terms, under which the client secured the intellectual property of its inventors.

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Underwriter's counsel for Sandler O'Neill + Partners L.P. in a $161.2 million public offering
Represented underwriter, Sandler O'Neill + Partners L.P., in the follow-on public offering of $161.2 million of common stock by National Penn more
Competitor acquisition of Global Knowledge Training LLC
The firm advised Global Knowledge Training LLC, the world's largest privately held provider of training and enterprise learning services for more
Oklahoma Med. Research Found. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Represented Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in a suit against Eli Lilly in the Western District of Oklahoma. OMRF alleged patent more
Global patent strategy for Porex Corporation
Represents Porex Corporation and coordinates its global patent strategy. The firm has prepared and prosecuted patent applications involving porous more