On July 3, 2023, The National Law Journal named Wilson Sonsini partner Vern Norviel to its 2023 “Emerging Therapies and Life Sciences Trailblazers” report. The supplement honors professionals and companies who have a significant impact in the legal industry. Vern is one of 12 honorees selected based on the impact they have made on the practice, policy, and technological advancements in their sector. Widely recognized as one of the country’s foremost life sciences attorneys, Vern has counseled a generation of individuals behind groundbreaking, market-changing, and life-saving breakthroughs.

In the accompanying profile, Vern credits much of his career to entrepreneur Alejandro Zaffaroni, with whom he worked with on innovations such as the nicotine patch and the DNA chip. This opportunity, coupled with his enthusiasm for scientific discovery, led Vern to work with many other great scientists, such as Nobel Prize winners Roger Tsien and Jennifer Doudna. He is known in the industry for securing broad patents including one on the DNA chip and is grateful to be "associated with innovators and companies that have changed lives for the better in so many ways."

Click here to read the full "2023 Emerging Therapies and Life Sciences Trailblazers" report and to see Vern's full profile.