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CHING-LEE FUKUDA is the head of Sidley’s IP Litigation practice in New York and a member of the firm’s Global Life Sciences Leadership Council. She is a reputable trial lawyer ranked by Chambers USA in New York Intellectual Property: Patent (2021–2024), in which she is described as “an exceptional litigator” and “great with clients.” In 2024, Ching-Lee was awarded “Patent Lawyer of the Year” by Women in Business Law Americas. She was twice shortlisted for “Litigator of the Year–New York” by Managing IP (2021 and 2023), and twice awarded “Post-Grant Proceedings Attorney of the Year” by LMG Life Sciences (2020 and 2021).