NEW YORK, May 10, 2011 – Christopher Chalsen, head of the Intellectual Property practice at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP and Errol Taylor, head of the firm’s Pharmaceutical Patent Practice, have been included in the 2011 Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) 250 “World Leading Patent Litigators” Guide. The prestigious guide selects individuals who offer exceptional strategic intellectual property business advice to intellectual property owning companies. Milbank was recognized for its “terrific patent litigation practice, with high quality individuals producing some outstanding work.”
Mr. Chalsen was acknowledged for his broad experience in a variety of intellectual property matters including both the contentious and non-contentious sides.
Mr. Taylor was recognized as one of the country’s leading attorneys in the pharmaceutical arena, and was touted as having “a calm approach and strong analytic mind.”
The guide also highlighted Milbank’s expertise outside of the pharmaceutical sector including patent litigation in areas such as medical devices, computer technologies, telecommunications and electronics.
IAM facilitated extensive research over four months, which included telephone interviews, emails with attorneys and users of legal services in life sciences patent litigation. Participants were asked to provide detailed insights into which individuals stood out for their expertise in life sciences patent litigation.
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