CORP AMERICA / MARCH 2017 63 , We are excited to announce that Frommer, Lawrence &Haug has changed its name to Haug Partners and is launching amajor expansion initiative. A Major Expansion Initiative The mission of Haug Partners over its 20-year history has been to pioneer law by providing synthesized multidisciplinary legal services for life science and technology businesses. Adopting the Haug Partners name reflects our commitment to this unique approach to counseling clients. The firm is also announcing the opening of a new office in Boston, and that it is growing and redefining our practice areas to provide exceptional integrated services for clients in a complex and ever-evolving legal and regulatory market. Effective March 1, 2017, Frommer, Lawrence & Haug transitioned to its new name, Haug Partners LLP. This name change reflects the firm’s unity as well as its strengths in the industry. First, it focuses on our legacy and accomplishments. Over the past 20 years, the firm has been pioneering law for innovators by providing synthesized, multidisciplinary legal services for life science and technology businesses. Second, the new name emphasizes the power of our collective work as a partnership Haug Partners’ geographic expansion includes opening a new office in Boston. This expansion will add to the firm’s already substantial resources and allow it to provide even more focused attention to our clients’ needs. The firm’s flagship New York City office, boasts a state- of-the-art litigation suite with a fully functional mock courtroom, and our Washington, D.C. office, located a short distance from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the headquarters of the FTC and DOJ. Haug Partners has also developed and maintains close working partnerships with firms in Germany, China, and Japan, enabling our attorneys to counsel clients in an increasingly global marketplace. Haug Partners delivers added value to our clients by assembling a multidisciplinary team tailored to each clients’ needs that thoroughly analyzes a matter, develops a comprehensive legal strategy, and then delivers an integrated solution. Our team’s expanded and redefined service offerings include: antitrust litigation and counseling; commercial litigation and strategic counselling; due diligence; FDA compliance and counseling; intellectual property enforcement; intellectual property procurement and strategy; international trade commission actions; investigations, compliance, and risk mitigation services; licensing and transactions; and trademarks & unfair competition. Haug Partners’ strength resides in its people. We have attorneys and advisors with advanced degrees in specialized technical fields and extensive industry experience. Our team includes former research scientists, in- house corporate counsel, FDA and FTC attorneys, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiners. We work across a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life sciences, medical devices, aerospace, chemicals, automotive, information technology, e-commerce, cosmetics, consumer electronics, telecommunications, energy, semiconductors, financial services, and insurance. We assist clients from the inception of an idea through commercialization and next- generation planning. Our technical expertise, legal acumen, and business judgment enables us to consistently deliver optimal outcomes. Haug Partners values leadership. We recognize that it is essential to actively contribute to our legal community through service in bar and industry associations, including the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA), of which Managing Partner Ed Haug is the past president, the Licensing Executive Society, BIO International, NYBIO, NJBIO, MassBIO, and the Food and Drug Law Institute. Our frontline involvement in these organizations allows us to directly influence law and policy to the benefit of our profession and our clients. Haug Partners also brings its expertise and considerable resources to bear in standing up for veterans, low-income individuals, and non-profit/ charitable organizations that lack the resources for adequate legal representation. We participate in numerous pro bono organizations, including Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, the Innocence Project, the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, and the New York City Corporation Counsel. All Haug Partners attorneys, regardless of level, are encouraged and incentivized to devote a portion of their time to pro bono matters. While giving back to the community, we have assisted pro bono clients in matters that include administrative proceedings before the federal government and at all levels of the court system, including before the U.S. Supreme Court. Haug Partners collaborates with all of our clients to provide comprehensive legal strategies. Industry leaders trust Haug Partners to help them procure, manage, protect, and maximize the lifecycle of their most valuable assets. K Company: Haug Partners LLP Name: Ed Haug Email:
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