Stradling's life sciences practice covers the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.  The firm has extensive experience and expertise in counseling life science companies – from early-stage start-up to large publicly-traded enterprises. We are located in Orange County, a global center of medical device technology. We also serve pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies throughout Southern California and the Pacific Coast.

We apply our 30-plus years of corporate experience to legal needs of our life science clients in areas such as company formation, venture capital and other private financing, debt and lease financing, public offerings, securities law, executive compensation and employee incentive plans, and mergers and acquisitions. With our Employment Law Group we advise on employment issues of our life science clients. We also work closely with our Litigation Group in the event of disputes involving those clients, counseling to seek alternatives to litigation where appropriate, or assisting in the prosecution or defense of claims.

In addition, we specialize in advising on all types of technology transfer, including supply, OEM, distribution and license arrangements, and joint ventures and strategic alliances. Our Life Science Practice Group, often working with our intellectual property, securities and tax attorneys, guides our clients through the complex process of structuring, negotiating and documenting these transactions for the exploitation of their technology, both in the United States and worldwide. Using the same expertise, we advise our clients on the acquisition of technology from inventors, academic and research institutions and commercial sources.