15 Jan 2026
White & Case adds leading life sciences IP litigation team led by Elizabeth Holland and Nicholas Mitrokostas
"White & Case has added Elizabeth Holland, Nicholas Mitrokostas, William James and Daniel Margolis to its Global IP and Life Sciences teams to bolster life sciences IP litigation, focusing on patents, trade secrets and licensing."
Elizabeth Holland is a market‑leading first‑chair trial lawyer who represents innovator life sciences companies in significant and complex litigations. She has extensive experience serving as lead trial counsel in patent infringement litigations, licensing disputes, arbitrations, IPR proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals, with particular expertise in Hatch‑Waxman and BPCIA litigation. She joins White & Case as a partner and was Co‑Head of Global IP Litigation at her prior firm.
Nicholas Mitrokostas is a first‑chair life sciences trial lawyer who represents companies in high‑stakes patent, trade secret and licensing disputes, including matters in the biologics and small molecule space. He has served as lead counsel in patent disputes before federal courts, the PTAB, the ITC and in arbitrations, and has particular expertise representing emerging to multinational companies in late‑stage drug development issues relating to patent and regulatory exclusivities. He joins White & Case as a partner and was the Boston Managing Partner at his prior firm.
William James is an experienced first‑chair trial litigator who represents innovator companies in Hatch‑Waxman, biologics and medical device litigations. He has served as lead counsel in biotechnology, small molecule and medical device matters before district courts, the Federal Circuit, the PTAB, in arbitrations and at the ITC. He joins White & Case as a partner.
Daniel Margolis is an experienced life sciences trial litigator specializing in pharmaceutical, biologic, biotechnology and chemical patent cases. He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts, before the PTAB and the ITC. He joins White & Case as a partner.
The broad‑based and highly experienced group combines market‑leading skills in patent litigation, trade secrets and licensing disputes. Having worked together for almost two decades, the team has advised leading Fortune 500 pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies on complex life sciences litigations.