(NEW YORK) Katten announced today that the firm was named a leader in Hatch-Waxman litigation for the fifth consecutive year in the 2024 Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Litigation Intelligence Report, a comprehensive look at the best-performing and most active Hatch-Waxman attorneys and law firms.
Katten ranked among the best three law firms in the Most Active Law Firms Representing Defendants category and was named a top 10 firm in Most Active Law Firms Overall (Representing Defendants or Plaintiffs). Katten Global Intellectual Property Department Chair Deepro R. Mukerjee, Patent Litigation Co-Chair Lance A. Soderstrom and Partner Dr. Jitendra "Jitty" Malik ranked among the top 10 in the individual attorney Defendant Activity category and the top 25 in Overall Activity. Partner Joseph M. Janusz was named in the top 25 on the individual attorney Defendant Activity list.
"This report once again demonstrates Katten's leadership in ANDA litigation and highlights our extraordinary team of highly successful and strategic Hatch-Waxman attorneys who are dedicated to serving as advocates on behalf of our clients in the competitive pharmaceutical and biotech market," said Mukerjee, who also serves on Katten's Board of Directors.
Twelve of Katten's Patent Litigation attorneys were individually ranked as top active ANDA litigators. In addition to Mukerjee, Soderstrom, Malik and Janusz, featured in the report are Patent Litigation Co-Chair Brian Sodikoff; Partner Christopher B. Ferenc; Counsel Matthew M. Holub, Dr. Rachel Leininger Schweers, Dr. Christopher W. West; and Associates Lauren Eiten, Catherine E. O'Brien and Jillian M. Schurr.
Additionally, the firm appeared on the lists for Best Performing Law Firms Representing Defendants, Best Performing Law Firms Overall (Representing Defendants or Plaintiffs), and Top 100 Most Active Law Firms Representing Plaintiffs.
The 2024 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report is based on the activity and performance of attorneys and law firms for Hatch-Waxman litigation. Researchers evaluated 199 law firms and the top 1,500 most active ANDA attorneys and analyzed the data from 1,321 ANDA cases filed from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024. Patexia is the largest network for intellectual property professionals, with over 100,000 attorney profiles.
