IRVINE, Calif. June 26, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce IFLR has named partner Salima Merani, Ph.D. as the recipient of the “Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year” award at the 2025 Americas Women in Business Law Awards Ceremony.
The annual awards recognizes top women legal practitioners across a wide range of practice areas and recognizes those who are not only breaking new ground in their fields but are also championing diversity and excellence in the legal sector.
Dr. Merani, a graduate of UC Berkeley Law and McGill University co-chairs the firm’s medical device IP practice group, which is one of the largest and most prominent in the country. She has 25 years of experience in building patent portfolios and managing complex acquisitions for global life sciences companies. Her track record of working with startups and venture capital firms in the medtech industry has helped bring life-saving and innovative treatments to the market. Dr. Merani is considered one of the most sought after lawyers in the medtech field, leading billions of dollars of financing and acquisition deals for her clients.
This is the latest recognition for Dr. Merani, who is doubly ranked in the Chambers & Partners guide and has been consistently recognized for her work by LMG Life Sciences, Managing Intellectual Property, World Intellectual Property Review, and Intellectual Asset Management. She was also recently profiled by The Recorder as an honoree of that publication’s “Women Leaders in Tech Law” awards. (Learn more here.)
About Knobbe Martens
Knobbe Martens is a highly respected intellectual property law firm, offering legal services in all aspects of intellectual property and technology law. The firm’s litigation group handles cases throughout the U.S. and coordinates strategy for disputes worldwide. Founded in California in 1962, the firm has about 300 lawyers and scientists based in offices located in Orange County, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse international client base, from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.
