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On the biotech scene
Scientists-turned-lawyers play a leading role in the evolving industry of biotechnology, where intellectual property is key.

Behind a $165 million settlement
Donald J. Nolan, the lead counsel in the litigation over the Air Philippines crash in 2000 that killed 131 people, discusses the significance of the case.

Janet M. McNicholas (from left) of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd; Kevin E. Noonan of McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff; and David W. Clough of Howrey are former scientists who have long made biotechnology intellectual property law their focus. They are pictured in a lab of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Medicine.

Profile: Heather Nelson-Beverly
An entertainment lawyer makes her dreams come true, and represents clients in the music industry.

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