概览
Manuel Velez serves clients on patent infringement litigations and PTAB proceedings regarding pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices. His experience runs the full gamut, from conducting pre-case assessments to managing litigations for innovator companies in high-stakes cases in federal courts. Manuel has been a member of trial teams that obtained favorable trial decisions and settlements for branded pharmaceutical clients in Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA litigations. He performs due diligence in connection with M&A transactions, including providing freedom-to-operate opinions.
执业经验
Assisted:
- Gilead in performing due diligence in connection with collaboration agreement with Lyndra Therapeutics to develop ultra-long-acting HIV therapeutics.
- Gilead in performing due diligence in connection with collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to create new cancer medicines that break down disease-causing proteins.
- IMS in performing due diligence in connection with six separate acquisitions. Work included analyzing the intellectual property portfolio and contracts relating to intellectual property assets.
表彰
- Manuel was shortlisted as a US Rising Star in Intellectual Property by the LMG Life Sciences Awards.
- Recognized as a leading Patent litigator by IAM Patent 1000.
教育背景
- Boston University School of Law, 法律博士
Merit-Based Tuition Scholarship; Article Editor of Public Interest Law Journal, Recipient of Faculty Academic Progress Award, Equal Justice America Fellowship - University of Florida, MS
Florida Georgia Alliance Graduate Fellowship - University of Florida, PhD
National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - Cornell University, 学士
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执业资格
- 纽约州
出庭资格
- US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
语言
- 西班牙语
- 法语
专业及社区参与
- New York State Bar Association.