Silicon Valley-based life sciences partner Vinita Kailasanath has been selected as a Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Rising Star. The MCAA Rising Stars are lawyers whose outstanding accomplishments and dedication to the legal profession and their community establish them as “attorneys to watch.”

Vinita’s practice focuses on strategic intellectual property and data-driven transactions in life sciences and technology and at the intersection of the two.  She leads the MedTech practice at Freshfields and has represented life sciences companies, technology companies, healthcare companies and providers, and investors in connection with the execution of their cutting-edge MedTech and digital health strategies.

In addition to client work, Vinita also prioritizes DEI efforts and initiatives. She serves on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School and is focused on the pipeline of women, particularly diverse women, in the legal profession. Additionally, she is a founding board member of the Stanford Law School Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Association and leads efforts to bring together Stanford API alumni across disciplines. On a firm level, Vinita is a partner leader for the Asian/Pacific/South Asian/American (APSAA) network and drives forward the Silicon Valley 1L Diversity Fellowship, which is designed to provide first-year law students from historically underrepresented groups in the legal profession with the opportunity to intern at a client and be a Freshfields summer associate.

Further information about the award and Vinita’s work can be found here.