Fish & Richardson principals Juanita Brooks, Betsy Flanagan and Deanna Reichel have been named to the 2018 list of “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation. Brooks, a principal in the firm’s San Diego office, was also named one of the “Top 10 Female Litigators” in the country.
Brooks, Flanagan and Reichel were recognized as leading female litigators in their respective fields for their work on “some of the most impactful litigation matters in recent history” and for “earning the hard-won respect of their peers and clients.”
In 2018, Brooks, Flanagan and Reichel led the all-women Federal Circuit oral argument team that won a unanimous opinion that affirmed Fish’s June 2016 post-trial wipe-out of a $200 million jury verdict against client Gilead Sciences, Inc. after proving Merck had forfeited its right to assert its hepatitis C drug patents against Gilead because of litigation and business misconduct constituting “unclean hands.”
Brooks, a locally-based, nationally recognized trial and appellate lawyer, has handled more than 150 trials in her career. Her stellar record and impressive reputation have made her one of the most sought after IP litigators in the country. Brooks is an elected member of Fish’s Management Committee. She received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1977 and her B.A. from San Diego State University in 1974.
Flanagan and Reichel are both principals in Fish’s Twin Cities office. Flanagan is the senior chairperson of Fish’s Twin Cities EMPOWER women’s initiative and focuses her practice on life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical complex patent litigation. Reichel has extensive experience in Hatch-Waxman and other life sciences and pharmaceutical litigation.
Attorneys were chosen as “Top Women in Litigation” based on a review of their recent case work, consideration of how attorneys at peer legal institutions might rank them and client feedback on their performances.
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