Legal Counsel for Life Sciences Companies at Every Stage
Life sciences, pharmaceutical and biotech companies operate in one of the most complex, fast-moving industries in the world. From securing intellectual property protection to raising venture capital, navigating class actions, and scaling through mergers and acquisitions, the legal challenges are as demanding as the science itself. The right legal advisor must understand both.
Who We Represent
Ice Miller's Life Sciences team advises:
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Medical device manufacturers
- Biotechnology firms
- Diagnostics companies
- Life sciences investors & venture capital firms
- Founders & entrepreneurs, and startups
- Contract research organizations
We represent clients across the full lifecycle of their businesses from concept through commercialization to exit.
With more than 50 life sciences lawyers and professionals, we bring an entrepreneurial mindset and a deeply collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to help clients convert breakthrough science into lasting commercial success.
We emphasize execution, practicality, and collaboration—delivering integrated legal guidance that aligns with how life sciences companies actually build, fund, and scale their businesses.
Built for Growth, From Concept to Exit
Integrated Legal Services for Life Sciences Companies
We serve as strategic counsel to life sciences companies at every stage, from formation through growth, commercialization, and exit. Ice Miller's life sciences lawyers regularly advise on:
- Early stage and growth financing for life sciences, including seed rounds, series A/B venture capital, and investor structuring for biotech startups and emerging pharmaceutical companies.
- Intellectual property strategy, including patent portfolio development, IP protection, licensing, enforcement, and trademark counsel, supported by a strong, integrated IP practice.
- Commercialization and go to market planning, including strategic partnerships, licensing arrangements and collaboration agreements that bring life sciences innovations to market.
- Life sciences M&A, private equity, and strategic transactions, from minority investments to platform acquisitions, roll ups, divestitures, and exits for life sciences and pharmaceutical companies.
- Public offerings and sale transactions, supporting companies as they scale and access capital markets through IPOs and secondary offerings.
- Complex litigation & dispute resolution, including class actions, breach of contract disputes, products liability claims, patent infringement matters and other high stakes matters that require deep industry knowledge.
Our strength lies in bringing together transactional, IP, litigation, and governmental affairs professionals in one integrated team, so clients receive advice that is practical, coordinated, and aligned with their long term business goals.
Advocacy that Supports Innovation
Policy Experience that Supports Life Sciences Companies
In addition to transactional and litigation strength, our governmental affairs and legislative advocacy capabilities help life sciences companies navigate policy challenges and seize opportunities.
We work with clients to advance their interests through thoughtful engagement with legislators, regulators, and policymakers—supporting innovation through smart, targeted advocacy rather than one size fits all regulatory approaches.
A Trusted Partner for What Comes Next
Clients turn to Ice Miller when paradigm shifting developments are on the horizon—when science is advancing quickly and business decisions must keep pace.
Our cross-practice depth and collaborative approach give life sciences companies the confidence to move decisively—knowing their legal team is aligned with their business strategy at every stage.
Ice Miller is not just legal counsel. We are strategic partners committed to helping life sciences companies build, scale, and succeed.
