Mission Statement

To provide excellent, innovative and practical legal services and solutions that focus on global high technology and biotechnology industries and issues.

In addition, we affirm our commitment to the following objectives that underpin this mission:

To provide our clients first-rate service in terms of timeliness; quality; cost-effectiveness; interest in and understanding of their technology, products and businesses; and convenience in dealing with us.

To be sufficiently profitable to do the following: attract and retain the most qualified professionals in our areas of expertise; provide the required tools including equipment, facilities and support to meet our business objectives without extravagance; and build an infrastructure for a strong, independent firm.

To provide a working environment where everyone has the maximum opportunity to develop professional skills and gain internal and external recognition of his or her expertise; cooperates in cultivating existing client relationships and developing new clients; has the maximum liberty consistent with meeting the firm's objectives; and contributes to the firm's operation and success in a collegial and supportive atmosphere among intelligent, sensitive and diverse people concerned with the well-being of all participants, their families and the firm.

To maintain firm size and locations necessary to meet the needs of the clients the firm elects to serve while maintaining the quality of legal services necessary to achieve the objectives of this mission statement.