Global Counsel 3000 Report Recognizes Mintz Levin as Top Biotechnology Firm
1/30/2004
Boston, MA - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC and the Chair of the Firm's Biotechnology practice, Jeffrey Wiesen, were listed among the top law firms and individual attorneys in the biotechnology field, according to the PLC Global Counsel 3000 2003/2004 Edition report, recently released by the Practical Law Company. The report recognizes Mintz Levin as "Highly Recommended" in the Life Sciences: Biotechnology field. Jeffrey Wiesen, a Partner in the Business & Finance practice and Chair of the Firm's Biotechnology practice, was named a "Leading Individual" in the Life Sciences: Biotechnology field, in Boston, Massachusetts.
"It is certainly an honor to receive this recognition for myself and the firm," said Mr. Wiesen. "Our biotechnology practice, which has been in existence for nearly 30 years, continues to expand to include both national and international life sciences clients."
Jeffrey Wiesen serves as Chairman of Mintz Levin's Biotechnology Practice, and is a member of the firm's Policy Committee. He was involved in the formation of some of the earliest companies, and the structuring and negotiation of some of the industry's earliest strategic alliances, venture financings and public offerings and has led Mintz Levin's Biotechnology Group to become one of the largest and best known in the country. Jeff also serves as General Counsel to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Counsel, on the Advisory Board of the Whitehead Institute, the Advisory Council of the MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program, and the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Science Careers Program.
The methodology behind the Global Counsel 3000 involves identifying the leading practitioners and law firms in the main areas of practice for the publication?s readership, which primarily consists of in-house counsel at the 5000 largest global companies. The Life Sciences area encompasses lawyers who represent mainly pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including corporate, commercial and patent IP specialists. The Practical Law Company is committed to presenting an objective and in-depth picture about each respective market through their research exercises. The report can be viewed at http://global.practicallaw.com.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 450 attorneys and senior professionals in Boston, Washington D.C., Reston, VA, New York, New Haven, CT, Los Angeles and London.
Mintz Levin is distinguished by its reputation for responsive client service and expertise in the areas of bankruptcy; business and finance; communications; employment; environmental; federal; health care; immigration; intellectual property; litigation; public finance; real estate; tax; and trust and estates. Mintz Levin's international clientele range from privately held start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a wide array of industries including biotechnology, venture capital, telecommunications, health care and high technology.
Mintz Levin was one of the first law firms to develop complementary consulting capabilities to provide complete solutions to clients' problems, including investment/wealth management, government and public affairs and transactional insurance.
