Amanda Austin Honored as a Go-To Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Rankings & Awards
August 26, 2024

Life sciences licensing partner Amanda Austin was honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a Massachusetts Go To Lawyers in Health Care and Life Sciences 2024. Selected attorneys are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from Lawyers Weekly.

The profile article notes that Amanda represented HUTCHMED (China) Limited in an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical for development, commercialization and manufacturing of HUTCHMED’s colorectal cancer treatment, fruquintinib, outside of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

In addition, Amanda advised Pfizer on multiple transactions, including the $1.24 billion ex-U.S. strategic collaboration with Biohaven Pharmaceutical to commercialize a therapy approved in the U.S. as Nurtec ODT, for the acute treatment of migraine attacks and the preventative treatment of episodic migraines.