Manuel J. Velez

Assisted:

• Gilead in performing due diligence in connection with collaboration agreement with Lyndra Therapeutics to develop ultra-long-acting HIV therapeutics.
• Gilead in performing due diligence in connection with collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to create new cancer medicines that break down disease-causing proteins.
• IMS in performing due diligence in connection with six separate acquisitions. Work included analyzing the intellectual property portfolio and contracts relating to intellectual property assets.

Represented:

• Gilead in Hatch-Waxman litigation involving Lexiscan®, a stress agent given in preparation for a radiologic (x-ray) examination of blood flow through the heart to test for coronary artery disease.
• Alexion in a patent infringement suit involving Ultomiris®, an improved C5 inhibiting biologic with a pH-dependent recycling effect.
• Sanofi-aventis in patent infringement suit involving Elitek®, a popular treatment for certain side effects of anti-cancer therapy. Successfully moved for summary judgment of non-infringement.
• Gilead in Hatch-Waxman litigations over breakthrough HIV treatments, Truvada® and Complera®.
• Cephalon in Hatch-Waxman litigation over Trisenox®, an important advance in the treatment of patients suffering from acute promyelogenous leukemia.
• Sanofi-Aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in patent infringement suit over Praluent®, a popular treatment for reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.
• Zest Anchors in patent and trademark infringement suit, involving the Locator® system, the gold standard for dental attachment systems.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb in responding to third-party subpoenas served in connection with patent infringement action.
• Sanofi-aventis in Hatch-Waxman litigation over Uroxatral®, a popular urological treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part of trial team that obtained favorable ruling on infringement and validity from the bench on the last day of trial.
• GlaxoSmithKline in patent infringement and antitrust litigation involving Paxil®, a breakthrough antidepressant treatment.

Pro-Bono Work

• Drafted and negotiated a copyright assignment agreement on behalf of RedUP, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the issues facing people in the sex Industry.
  Assisted:
• Ecuadorian national in obtaining political asylum on the basis of her gender identity.
• Ukrainian national in obtaining Temporary Protected Status.
• Ecuadorian children abandoned by their fathers to obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
• Same-sex couple in district court action alleging that West Virginia county employees violated the U.S. Constitution by treating same-sex couples differently from others in the name of religion.
• Violence Intervention Program ("VIP") in obtaining trademark to the phrase "Yo Tengo Derecho" ("I Have the Right"). VIP is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Latin women live free of domestic violence.
• Russian national in obtaining political asylum on the basis of his sexual orientation, green card, and citizenship.
• Assisted transgender woman to file petition for name change and sex designation.

Boston University School of Law, JD
Recipient of Faculty Academic Progress Award, Equal Justice America Fellowship
Merit-Based Tuition Scholarship; Article Editor of Public Interest Law Journal

University of Florida, MS
Florida Georgia Alliance Graduate Fellowship

University of Florida, PhD
National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Cornell University, BA
Dean's List

• New York

Court

• US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 2006, 2007

• New York State Bar Association.