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    Health Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS—Health and Life Sciences IP Honors and Strategic Growth, (Apr 17, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Covington | Pillsbury
    Organizations Mentioned:Cooley, LLP | Covington & Burling, LLP | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP | Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP

    By WK Editorial Staff

    Leading law firms reported intellectual property honors and strategic life sciences-focused growth reflecting continued activity across the health and life sciences sector.

    Cooley LLP. Cooley received three honors at the 2026 Managing Intellectual Pro ...

    By WK Editorial Staff

    Leading law firms reported intellectual property honors and strategic life sciences-focused growth reflecting continued activity across the health and life sciences sector.

    Cooley LLP. Cooley received three honors at the 2026 Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards, recognizing the firm’s intellectual property work across multiple categories, including matters involving technology and life sciences-related innovation, according to the firm’s announcement.

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Weil won three honors at the 2026 Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards, including firmwide and individual recognitions highlighting its litigation and appellate intellectual property capabilities, as reported by the firm.

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Pillsbury partner Ranjini Acharya was named Patent Litigator of the Year (West) at the Managing IP 2026 Americas Awards for her work on a precedential Federal Circuit patent eligibility decision, with the firm also receiving an Impact Case of the Year honor for the same matter. Acharya is a Silicon Valley—based intellectual property partner whose practice focuses on complex patent disputes and appellate litigation, including matters involving emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

    Covington & Burling LLP. Covington added Vinita Kailasanath as a partner in its Life Sciences Transactions Practice Group in the firm’s Palo Alto office, strengthening its transactional capabilities for life sciences and technology clients. Kailasanath represents medtech, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies in complex licensing and collaboration agreements and advises on due diligence for life sciences and technology M&A, with a practice focused on strategic intellectual property and data driven transactions and product commercialization.

    Attorneys: Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury). Vinita Kailasanath (Covington).

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