Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Southern California is home to many development stage and specialized pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies. We are involved at all stages of growth – from inception in the laboratory through research, development, and commercialization.

From corporate formation to exit our team provides expert guidance at all stages including:

• Financing
• Operations
• Marketing
• Compliance and corporate governance
• Distribution
• Licensing
• Joint ventures
• Exit

Stradling has expertise in the unique challenges facing these companies, including:

• Complex licensing transactions
• Company formation
• Venture capital and other private financing
• Debt and lease financing
• Public offerings
• Securities law
• Employee benefits and executive compensation
• Mergers and acquisitions

Our lawyers serving the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry have developed an acute understanding of the challenges facing emerging companies both public and private, and have handled billions of dollars worth of transactions for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies as well as several bet-the-company litigations.

Stradling offers growing public pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies a wide range of sophisticated legal services at a level on par with any law firm in the world, at a value that is mindful of the challenges faced by emerging pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies.