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Burton A. Amernick
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R. James Balls
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Corey M. Casey, Pharm.D.
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Kathryn J. Doty
Science & Technology Division Chair | Chemical Science Patent Prosecution Chair
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Ron Galant, Ph.D.
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Chicago312.873.3633rgalant@polsinelli.com
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Warefta Hasan, Ph.D.
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Jing (Jean) He, Ph.D.
Patent Agent
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J. Morgan Kirley
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Allison N. Krepel
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Ryan M. Murphy
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Andrew M. Solomon
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Trevor D. Wagner
Associate
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  • News
    Polsinelli Represents Tabnam, Inc. in $50 Million Series B Financing
    Polsinelli congratulates its client Tabnam, Inc., d/b/a Greptile, on its $50 million Series B financing.
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  • Blog
    Off the Clock, On the Hook? Lidl Faces Wage Claims Over Employee Waiting Time
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  • Publication
    How Earnout Trends Are Reshaping Life Sciences M&A: Key Considerations for Dealmakers
    Earnouts have become a defining feature of mergers and acquisitions in life sciences, where deal value is often tied to clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones.
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    Polsinelli Represents Blacklist Alliance in Sale to Sonera
    Polsinelli recently represented Blacklist Alliance, a provider of litigation-risk intelligence and outbound communications compliance technology, in its sale to Sonera, a compliance and deliverability platform serving businesses with regulated and outbound-intensive communications operations.
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  • Publication
    3rd Quarter 2026 Chapter 11, Healthcare and Real Estate Distress Indices
    The numbers are in from the Polsinelli/TrBK Distress Index. For the Third Quarter of 2026, the U.S. Economy Distress Index decreased by over 10 points to 83.26, and the Real Estate Distress Index increased by nearly 2 points to 58.15.
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  • Event
    2026 Business Law Institute Virtual Series | Part 4
    When ICE Knocks: What Employers Should Know About Navigating ICE Audits and Raids
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