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Mika Reiner Mayer

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mmayer@cooley.com

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Mika Reiner Mayer is a member of Cooley's litigation department leadership team and is also a member of the firm's compensation committee. She is one of the most sought-after lawyers in patent prosecution and strategic portfolio management for life sciences startups and established companies alike. Widely known for her strategic insights and deep understanding of business, she is the go-to diligence counsel in Silicon Valley for life science companies and their investors.

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Experience

  • Avidity Biosciences - $289 Million IPO 

  • Vaxcyte - $288 Million IPO 

  • Ciel Medical Acquired by Vyaire Medical 

  • LSP Invests in Vivasure Medical 

  • Patricia Industries Acquires LABORIE 

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Practices & Industries
Mika's prosecution and advice counseling is some of the best I have ever seen. – Peer review, LMG Life Sciences
Education

  • Boston University
    JD

  • University of Arizona
    BS, Chemical Engineering

Admissions & Credentials

California

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Media & Insight
Memberships

  • American Bar Association

  • Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association

Rankings & Accolades

    Chambers: Leading IP and Life Sciences Lawyer

    Daily Journal: Named Among Top IP Lawyers, Top Women Lawyers, Top 25 IP Portfolio Managers

    Euromoney Legal Media Group: Best in Patent

    Fellows of the American Bar Foundation: Elected Member

    IAM Patent 1000: Leading Patent Professional

    Legal 500: Leading Lawyer: Patent Prosecution, Healthcare

    LMG Life Sciences: Life Sciences Star, "Patent Strategy and Management Attorney of the Year" (2019)

    Managing Intellectual Property: Top 250 Women in IP, IP Star

    National Diversity Council: Most Powerful and Influential Women

    The National Law Journal: Intellectual Property Trailblazers 

    The Recorder: Women Leaders in Tech Law

    Silicon Valley Business Journal: Silicon Valley Women of Influence

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mmayer@cooley.com

+1 650 843 5366

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