Patrick Duxbury recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 2021

25 January 2021

Gowling WLG's head of Life Sciences, Patrick Duxbury, has been recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 list 2021.

The list, hand-picked by The Lawyer, covers a mix of legal sectors and services, and recognises both excellence and relevance.

The diversity of those featured includes legal professionals across a broad range of legal experience, and recognises some of the work done to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Other work recognised includes some of the highest-profile legal work around and some of the biggest client deals in recent times. Credit is also given to those driving innovation and diversity across the legal sector.

Patrick was recognised for his work leading Gowling WLG's Life Sciences team on advising on three key projects relating to potential COVID-19 vaccines.

The team advised Precision NanoSystems, Inc on its agreement with Can Sino Biologics Inc. to co-develop an mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine against COVID-19, as well as AstraZeneca on its collaboration agreement for the development and distribution of the University of Oxford's recombinant adenovirus vaccine, which has now received regulatory approval.

The team also advised BioNTech on IP matters relating to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was the first to be approved and is now being rolled out widely.

The Lawyer's full Hot 100 coverage can be found on its website.


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