Philip Bowman

Phil is a first-chair trial lawyer with more than two decades of experience trying cases in federal and state courts throughout the US and in domestic and international arbitrations. His clients are mostly early-stage life sciences and technology companies and venture capital firms.

Phil’s principal areas of focus are:

Collaboration and licensing disputes

• Litigating disputes arising out of collaboration and licensing disputes for life sciences companies

Post-acquisition disputes

• Litigating a range of disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, including milestone, earnout and other contingent payment disputes

Trade secrets, intellectual property and restrictive covenants

• Litigating cases involving misappropriation of trade secrets and IP, as well as employee noncompete and nonsolicitation and related issues

Antitrust

• Representing plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust litigation, and providing antitrust advice to companies in the M&A context

Private equity, venture capital and partnership disputes

• Representing private equity and venture capital firms and privately held companies in a range of disputes relating to investments, corporate governance, partnership, and management of portfolio companies