Hemmie Chang, head of Arnold & Porter’s newly launched Boston office, is a leading lawyer in the life sciences industry. In recent years, Hemmie has closed more than $20 billion in deals across diverse therapeutic areas.  She regularly advises life sciences companies on high-profile intellectual property transactions, finding creative solutions for their complex needs, and helping them navigate the legal landscape as they develop their innovative IP and look to commercialize it globally.

Hemmie is recognized by clients and within the legal community as an experienced advisor with a keen and strategic business sense, deep substantive knowledge and sharp strategic business perspective and legal acumen, developed more than two decades of experience representing innovators and investors in the biopharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, gene and cell therapy, and genomics sectors. She advises both established and emerging companies on a wide variety of licensing matters — from development to marketing deals — all of which involve a broad range of intellectual property assets, including patents, trade secrets, brand names, and copyright.  Hemmie is also active in pro bono matters, including work for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and is a director of the South Cove Nursing Facility, originally serving Boston Chinatown residents, and the Franklin Square House Foundation, which serves homeless women and children in the Greater Boston area.