Wilmer Hale News
WilmerHale Counsels Vividion in Strategic Research Collaboration with Celgene
Vividion Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using novel proteomics and chemistry platforms, has announced that it entered into a strategic research collaboration with Celgene Corporation and will receive $101 million in upfront and equity consideration.
2018-03-20T00:00:00-04:002018-03-20T20:05:39ZWilmerHale Counsels Casella Waste Systems in Industrial Revenue Bond Transactions
Casella Waste Systems, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced two transactions relating to its industrial revenue bonds.
2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T17:20:28ZWilmerHale Recognized for Outstanding International Lawyers and Practices in <i>Chambers Global</i> 2018
In the 2018 edition of Chambers Global, 33 WilmerHale lawyers were named among “The World's Leading Lawyers for Business."
2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T20:54:45ZWilmerHale Partner Andre Owens Joins LUNGevity Foundation's Board of Directors
LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, today announced that Andre Owens, partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of WilmerHale, has joined the Board of Directors.
2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T19:17:50ZWilmerHale Represents Behavioral Biometrics Leader BioCatch in Closing $30M New Investment
BioCatch, a global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced that it has closed a $30 million financing round, cementing its growth plan and vision to redefine digital identity and enable renewed trust in online interactions.
2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T20:46:48ZWilmerHale Counsels Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Collaboration with MIT
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a private company dedicated to commercializing fusion energy, will join the MIT Energy Initiative as part of a new university-industry partnership.
2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:37:23ZWilmerHale Counsels Voyager Therapeutics in Global Strategic Collaboration with AbbVie
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company, and AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that they have entered into an exclusive strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies directed against tau for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:17:15ZWilmerHale Counsels Stash in $37.5M Series D Funding
Stash, the financial platform revolutionizing how millions of Americans invest and save, announced it has raised $37.5 million in Series D funding.
2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T14:23:57Z<i>Denver Business Journal</i> Recognizes Kayla Byers as One of Colorado's Top Women in Energy
The Denver Business Journal has named Denver attorney Kayla Byers as one of Colorado's most important and influential female leaders in the state's energy industry.
2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:27:14Z<i>Law Week Colorado</i> Names Partner Mindy Sooter One of the State's Top Litigators
Law Week Colorado has named Denver Partner Mindy Sooter one of Colorado's most talented and accomplished litigation attorneys.
2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T21:21:14ZMinority Corporate Counsel Association Recognizes Partner Ken Salazar
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has named Denver Partner Ken Salazar one if its 2018 Rainmakers, a designation that recognizes Salazar's expertise at the intersection of law and business development.
2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T18:55:28ZAdam Freiman, Tech and Emerging Company Partner, Joins WilmerHale in New York
Leading technology and emerging company lawyer Adam M. Freiman has joined WilmerHale as a partner in New York.
2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T19:13:45ZWilmerHale Reps Eko Devices in $5M Series A Round Led by ARTIS Ventures
On February 28, 2018, Eko Devices, a leader in acoustic cardiac monitoring, announced that it closed $5 million in Series A funding to grow its commercial team and to expand clinical studies on the use of its platform for valvular heart disease screening and heart failure monitoring.
2018-03-01T00:00:00-05:002018-03-01T21:53:16ZWilmerHale Represents Generation Bio in $100M Series B Financing
Generation Bio, a company developing the first genetic medicines that can be titrated to effect and re-dosed for a lifetime of benefit, recently announced the closing of a $100 million Series B financing.
2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T14:33:56ZMass Mentoring Partnership Honors WilmerHale with Excellence in Empowering Youth-Adult Relationships Award
Three WilmerHale Attorneys Win Burton Award for Legal Writing
Partner David Cavanaugh, Counsel Joshua Stern and Senior Associate Kevin Yurkerwich have been honored with the Burton Foundation's 2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award.
2018-02-27T00:00:00-05:002018-02-27T20:43:02Z<p>Sixth Edition of Gary Born's <em>International Civil Litigation in the United States Courts</em> Published</p>
International Civil Litigation in United States Courts is the leading commentary in the field and is an essential resource for all practitioners and students of international litigation.
2018-02-22T00:00:00-05:002018-02-21T23:08:12ZOn Diversity Panel, Petal Walker Emphasizes Importance of Inclusive Company Culture
At the recent European Financial Forum in Dublin, Ireland, Special Counsel Petal Walker spoke on a panel about diversity in the financial services industry. Walker, the former chief counsel to Commissioner Sharon Bowen of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, emphasized the importance of diversity to a company's bottom line, as well as mentoring strategies that foster an inclusive culture.
2018-02-21T00:00:00-05:002018-02-21T20:28:03Z<p>WilmerHale Assists South Pacific International Arbitration Conference Organized by the ADB, UNCITRAL and the Fiji Government</p>
Gary Born, Chair of the International Arbitration practice group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Senior Associate Jonathan Lim and Visiting Foreign Lawyer Ana Tuiketei contributed to a regional international arbitration conference jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, and the Fiji Government.
2018-02-15T00:00:00-05:002018-02-15T17:30:13ZWilmerHale Victorious on Behalf of Unified Patents Against Sportbrain at Patent Trial and Appeal Board
WilmerHale achieved a significant victory on behalf of Unified Patents, Inc., when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its final written decision in Unified Patents Inc. v. Harry Heslop and Sportbrain Holdings, LLC, invalidating all claims of US Patent No. 7,454,002.
2018-02-13T00:00:00-05:002018-02-13T15:50:31Z
