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The Baker McKenzie Tokyo office Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group is best known for its blue chip healthcare and life sciences practice and the depth of its experience in, and its dedication to, providing clients in the life sciences sector with advice and assistance that is best suited to their specific industry needs.

Historically, the Tokyo office has assisted a significant number of global players in this sector with the full spectrum of their legal needs including compliance, licensing and collaboration, operational, regulatory, research and transactional matters including M&A and reorganization. In recognition of the importance to our clients of our lawyers' having the requisite industry knowledge, we formed a new cross-practice group of professionals active in and interested in pursuing careers focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector.

The group comprises 29 lawyers from across all of the office's practice groups including the Regulatory, Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Compliance, IP and Technology, Employment and Tax practices. The group is committed to sharing the experience and developing the knowledge of its members in the sector. The group has implemented a sophisticated training program for its members on legal topics specific to the sector and also maintains matter and know how databases to ensure members have access to all current know how, experience and expertise within the Firm both locally and globally.

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What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie advises on a comprehensive range of issues that affect companies operating in the life sciences arena. The team's expertise ranges from transactional, financing and disputes to IP, regulatory and competition matters. It draws upon its global network to assist with multi-jurisdictional licensing transactions and market entry mandates. The team also demonstrates expertise in relation to data privacy, anti-corruption and regulatory licences within the life sciences space.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie represented OriCiro Genomics in its acquisition by Moderna Japan.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ryosuke Tateishi
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Ryosuke Tateishi
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Ryosuke Tateishi is recognised for his corporate law advice to pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Ryosuke Tateishi provides excellent and on-point guidance and detailed advice. He is always professional and supports our business needs effectively.

He has a deep understanding of the healthcare field and provides first-class services that reduce the time and effort of customers.

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Ryosuke Tateishi
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Ryosuke Tateishi
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