How did the two predecessor firm practices complement each other?
Braender: Day Pitney has nine offices from Boston to Washington, DC, and we have created an interdisciplinary life sciences practice with 35 attorneys who represent a full spectrum of biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, research institutions and healthcare providers. The merger has enabled us to offer these clients an extraordinary depth of expertise across all of the disciplines that impact the life sciences industry. This includes patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, regulatory and government investigations counseling, and transactional and licensing expertise that is both domestic and international, just to name a few. Morrison: Clients are interested in depth of experience and expertise. The real synergies I have seen in the combination of the two firms relate to the enhancement of these qualities. Day Berry & Howard did not have a patent prosecution capability before the merger, for example, and it is a very important component in a full-service life
