Perkins Coie’s Michael Wise and Oliver Gold Recognized as 2024 Los Angeles Times Legal Visionaries

LOS ANGELES (November 25, 2024) - Perkins Coie is pleased to congratulate partners Michael Wise and Oliver Gold on their selection as 2024 Los Angeles Times Legal Visionaries, which recognizes leading lawyers' dedication to excellence and forward-thinking leadership to their clients and the legal community.  

Michael Wise is a highly regarded patent partner and firmwide chair of Perkins Coie’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry Sector. With over 30 years of experience, he handles district court patent litigation, inter partes review, and interference matters before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He also assists clients with patent portfolio management and complex contested patent matters in the life sciences industry. Michael litigates a wide variety of technologies, including biologic and small molecule therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, software, and electronics. 

Oliver Gold is a trial lawyer and commercial litigator, who is recognized for his strategic litigation skills across federal and state courts. Oliver represents clients across several industries, including entertainment and media, construction, real estate, and intellectual property.