Overview
(September 6, 2024, New York) – Steptoe LLP partner Vishal Gupta was named General Patent Litigator of the Year at the LMG Life Sciences 2024 Americas Awards. The LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards recognize the most distinguished practitioners and their firms for their exemplary work in the most impactful cases and deals in the Life Sciences practice area over the past year. The Awards are determined through rigorous research including firm submissions, practitioner surveys, client feedback, and independent research.
Vishal is co-chair of Steptoe's Life Sciences practice. He focuses on complex patent litigation, inter partes reviews, IP transactions and strategic counseling in a wide range of technologies including small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. He serves as lead counsel before district courts, the PTAB, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for various blockbuster therapies.
Vishal is a seasoned litigator and has handled numerous high-value bench trials, jury trials, remedies proceedings, IPRs and appeals. He also has extensive experience leading large teams through all pretrial, trial, and appellate case phases. Vishal's cases have involved blockbuster treatments for various cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, opioid addiction, cosmetics, and ophthalmic conditions.
Visit LMG Life Sciences' website for the full list of winners.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
