The Firm: This group offers clients a truly integrated service, combining the firm's strengths in corporate and transactional life sciences work with its expertise in areas such as tax and employment. It operates largely out of the firm's New York office, where it houses IP experts and life sciences attorneys who are also technology specialists. In the last year, it has been particularly busy assisting clients in acquisitions.

Key Individuals: New York-based Daryn Grossman, group cochair, is described by sources as "very pragmatic and very professional in his approach." Recently, he advised sanofi-aventis in a groundbreaking collaboration with AgaMatrix for the development, supply and commercialization of innovative blood glucose monitoring solutions.