J. Casey McGlynn

Casey McGlynn is a partner at Wilson Sonsini where he focuses on the formation, funding and representation of medical device and life science companies. In 1988 Casey started the Life Science Group at the firm. Today there are several hundred attorneys focused on life sciences in the areas of corporate, securities, patents, FDA regulation and reimbursement.

The relationships Casey has built over the years originate from his early days in the medtech industry, where as a young lawyer he filed the Articles of Incorporation for a medical device company called Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (“ACS”). In 1984 ACS was sold to Eli Lilly and eventually spun off as part of Guidant Corporation, which was eventually sold for over $27 billion. Out of that set of relationships Casey has built one of the largest medical device/life science legal practices in the country, focused on helping entrepreneurs start, fund, grow and sell their life science companies.

In fact, that is precisely why he is passionate about working with medtech entrepreneurs: They aren’t just creating new businesses that will make them wealthy, they are creating businesses that save lives and make the world a better place to live.

Casey joined the board of directors of Fogarty Innovation in 2013 after working closely with the organization over the years. He names Tom Fogarty as one of his heroes and appreciates how the Institute continues Tom’s passion for “finding a better way” to treat patients.

Every day, he looks forward to the chance to meet with entrepreneurs and hear their vision for a new life-saving product, and he also loves working with doctors, engineers and managers who are developing new products that can heal the sick, save lives and change the world.

Casey received his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctor degrees from Santa Clara University