Brian V. Slater is a trial lawyer with more than 25 years of IP experience, and co-chairs the life sciences practice at Pierce Bainbridge. He has successfully led trial teams in high-stakes patent disputes for innovators including Gilead, Merck and Sanofi. Leveraging his courtroom-tested litigation experience, Slater counsels emerging and established companies on protecting, licensing and monetising their IP assets. He has been named a Patent Star by Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, a Star Life Sciences Lawyer by LMG Life Sciences and a recommended litigation practitioner in the IAM Patent 1000.