Tom Duley, Partner at Sidley Austin

Today, my guest is Tom Duley, a Partner at Sidley Austin who has extensive experience representing life sciences companies in a wide range of technology and intellectual property transactions, including strategic collaborations, joint ventures, licenses, asset purchase and sale transactions and other commercial transactions. Tom brings problem-solving creativity and operational experience to clients ranging from startups to large public corporations.

His experience also includes numerous cross-border transactions, including working with clients to develop and commercialize products in China. From 2006 to 2008, Tom was Senior Corporate Counsel at PDL Biopharma (NASDAQ: PDLI). Prior to law school, Tom was an architect with the legendary Frank Gehry. Tom holds a JD from UC Davis, a Masters in Architecture from UCLA and a BA from UCLA.