Munck Wilson Mandala Announces New Chair

Munck Wilson Mandala has named Merritt D. Westcott, a nationally recognized leader in biotech patent litigation, as chair of its Life Sciences Practice Group. With more than 25 years of experience in complex intellectual property disputes and a master’s degree in genetics and molecular biology, Westcott brings exceptional technical expertise and strategic insight to the firm’s expanding life sciences portfolio.

Westcott is widely regarded as a go-to trial lawyer in high-stakes biotech and pharmaceutical cases, representing clients in genetically engineered crops, monoclonal antibodies, blood cell controls, MedTech devices, and both traditional and biosimilar pharmaceuticals under the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.

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