Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

We know we have to move fast to get a deal done so we focus on making sure you get direct and clear answers quickly and help balance two sides of the same coin – opportunity and risk. Healthcare and pharmaceutical companies come to us not only because we have deep expertise and some of the best people in this practice area, but also because we bring industry knowledge to our practice. With technological advances, ever-changing government regulations, and strict ethical considerations, understanding legislation in the healthcare industry is no simple matter. We provide everything from critical commercial advice to intellectual property protection. Our reputation in the Healthcare and pharmaceutical sector is built on a successful track record of advising some of the leading international industry participants on some of the industry’s most challenging transactions, and a range of legal and regulatory issues. Our team has a unique understanding of the sector, given our strong relationships with many of the key industry organizations. Our insight, industry knowledge, and experience, coupled with the strength of our relationships with regulators are supported by client service focus, robust resources, and intellectual depth that ensure you are provided with efficient commercial support. Through our full-service offering, we leverage our expertise by integrating intellectual property, commerce, and technology expertise with our competition and regulatory experience, enabling the maximization of opportunities and effective management of business challenges. We advise both originator and generic pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, research and development companies and medical device manufacturers with their intellectual property, regulation, commercial, competition and corporate law needs, including regulatory issues, structuring of corporate arrangements, commercial advice, procurement, IT, sponsorship arrangements, social media agreements and policies, IP, branding advice, compliance with bribery regulation, commercial dispute resolution including product liability, competition litigation and regulatory litigation, health infrastructure development, public listings and finance, privacy matters, employee relations and safety, licensing and commercial exploitation, and finance, advising both lenders and borrowers.