Fish & Richardson Announces Five Attorneys Named 2015 "Life Sciences Stars" by LMG Life Sciences

Firm's Life Sciences Practice Also Receives Top Rankings

Boston, MA, November 10, 2015 - Fish & Richardson announced today that five of its principals - Gwilym Attwell, Juanita Brooks, Dr. Janis Fraser, Dr. Teresa Lavoie, and Jonathan Singer - were named intellectual property (IP) "Life Science Stars" for 2015 in the fourth annual edition of LMG Life Sciences. The firm's Life Sciences practice also received top rankings, with the publication noting "Fish & Richardson is consistently praised for their expertise in all matters of IP representation."

Fish was "Highly Recommended" for Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy and Management, and General Patent Litigation and "Recommended" for Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded). Fish also was named a finalist in the LMG Life Sciences Awards 2015 for General Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, Patent Strategy and Management Team of the Year, and Intellectual Property Firm of the Year. The annual awards recognize the leading attorneys, law firms, and in-house counsel teams that have played a significant role in the life sciences industry over the last 12 months.

According to LMG Life Sciences, one of Fish's clients noted that the firm "provides timely, high-quality legal advice," while an in-house attorney at a global pharmaceutical company praised Fish for its "expertise, creativity, and legal experience with the technology and portfolio of interest."

The Legal Media Group publishes the LMG Life Sciences guide annually in association with Euromoney Institutional Investor. The guide is based on nearly 1,000 interviews and surveys completed by partners active in the market, interviews with clients and leading lawyers, and a review of public information. The complete 2015 rankings can be viewed at the LMG Life Sciences website.

Fish & Richardson is a global patent, intellectual property (IP) litigation, and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the U.S. and Europe. Fish has been named the #1 patent litigation firm in the U.S. for 12 consecutive years. Fish has been winning cases worth billions in controversy - often by making new law - for the most innovative clients and influential industry leaders since 1878. For more information, visitwww.fr.com.