ProfessionalsJeffrey Osterman

Tel: +1-212-373-3190
Fax: +1-212-492-0190
josterman@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0190
A partner in the 麻豆视频 Department, Jeffrey Osterman is Chair of Life Sciences Licensing & Collaboration Transactions and a member of the firm鈥檚 Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Group.
EXPERIENCE
Jeffrey regularly advises major pharmaceutical companies in connection with licensing and collaboration agreements and manufacturing and supply arrangements. He has significant experience in numerous transactions involving novel therapeutic modalities, including genetic medicine and AI-assisted target and drug discovery.
Jeffrey also regularly leads the technology and intellectual property aspects of major corporate transactions, including commercial arrangements associated with such transactions; and advises on the treatment of intellectual property matters in bankruptcy cases.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Ranked Band 1 by Chambers in the Technology category, Jeffrey is described by clients as 鈥渂y far the premier licensing and collaboration attorney in the country" and 鈥渁 fierce advocate for his clients, equipped with an arsenal of industry-specific knowledge." Jeffrey is recognized by the Legal 500 as a 鈥淟eading Lawyer鈥 in the Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions category and is recommended in the Patents: Licensing, Technology Transactions, Media and Entertainment: Transactional and Healthcare: Life Sciences categories.
Jeffrey is also recognized as a 鈥淕lobal Leader鈥 in New York by IAM Global Leaders and is 鈥淗ighly Recommended鈥 by IAM Patent 1000, where clients have noted he has 鈥渁 stellar ability to see the forest through the trees, is a clear and concise draftsman and a constructive negotiator,鈥 and he is 鈥渢he kind of sophisticated IP lawyer you need on a tough deal 鈥 he understands his clients鈥 industry and business, and fights hard while communicating clearly in negotiations to get to a resolution.鈥
Jeffrey was named an 鈥淚P Star鈥 in the IP Transactions and Trademarks category by Managing Intellectual Property and a 鈥淟ife Sciences Star鈥 by LMG Life Sciences Guide. He has received numerous recognitions from Best Lawyers in America including 鈥淏est Lawyer鈥 for Information Technology Law and Technology Law in New York in 2024 and 鈥淟awyer of the Year鈥 for Technology Law in 2024, 2022 and 2020. Jeffrey was shortlisted for 鈥淧ractitioner of the Year鈥 for IP Transactions by Managing Intellectual Property鈥檚 Americas Awards in 2022. Jeffrey was featured as one of the 鈥500 Leading Dealmakers in America鈥 by聽Lawdragon in 2025, and has been recognized as a Law360 MVP in the Technology category.