Dale Rieger Joins Jones Day's San Diego Office

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2005--Dale L. Rieger has been named Of Counsel to the San Diego office of Jones Day, where he will advise pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry clients within the firm's vibrant intellectual property practice.

Rieger comes to Jones Day from the San Diego office of Fish & Richardson P.C. where he was a principal in its intellectual property group. Rieger's practice focuses on patent matters in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics, proteomics and medical devices. Rieger's legal and scientific career has been steeped in pharmaceuticals, particularly working with small molecule drugs. He is the third intellectual property lawyer to join Jones Day's San Diego practice this year demonstrating the firm's commitment to San Diego's life sciences community. Jones Day has over 300 intellectual property lawyers worldwide.

“Dale's industry and legal experience in small molecule pharmaceuticals is a perfect fit with our strategic focus in San Diego.”

"Dale is an excellent addition to our growing San Diego biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice," said Anthony M. Insogna, partner-in-charge of Jones Day's San Diego office. "Dale's industry and legal experience in small molecule pharmaceuticals is a perfect fit with our strategic focus in San Diego."

Rieger graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota, received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Indiana University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. Rieger earned his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. In addition to his legal experience, Rieger was a research chemist at Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Gensia and Merck Research Laboratories.

Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 offices in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,200 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe and 175 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms.