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Baker McKenzie

Life Sciences

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia

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Our Healthcare and Life Sciences team are trusted advisors to market leaders. Our clients include pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical device and biotech companies, as well as research institutions and CROs representing some of the world's most significant pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and healthcare services companies. We have deep relationships with leading healthcare and life sciences companies, and offer high quality service and in-depth, holistic understanding of our clients' businesses. We also have strong relationships with all relevant Australian industry organisations and regularly present or participate as panellists at leading industry conferences.

Our industry specialists offer expert multidisciplinary advice across areas that are of strategic importance to our clients. Our Healthcare and Life Sciences team includes compliance, intellectual property, corporate and commercial, tax, competition, disputes, product liability, trade practices, regulation, privacy, employment and real estate experts. This diversity and specialist healthcare and life sciences expertise allows us to advise on a multitude of complex and multifaceted issues facing clients in the industry, setting us apart from our competitors. Many of our healthcare and life sciences experts also have experience working in-house in the pharmaceutical or medtech industries, and/or have scientific qualifications.

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Life Sciences - Australia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie fields a multi-skilled group with a well-established reputation in the healthcare industry, in demand for its knowledge of global markets generally and of those in Asia-Pacific in particular, facilitated by its membership of a well-integrated international network and buttressed by extensive in-house experience of employment in the medtech and pharmaceutical industries. Its life sciences team works with global pharma, medical device and healthcare corporates, offering a full suite of services from M&A and competition to IP, regulatory and R&D matters, coordinated, where appropriate, with those provided by international colleagues. The team is active in providing Australian and regional clients with seminars on the latest legal, regulatory and technological developments.

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Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie acted as sole legal counsel for Perrigo on the sale of its Hospital & Specialty Products Business in Australia and New Zealand to Genesis Capital.

Strengths

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  • Baker Mackenzie has deep specialisation in healthcare. They understand the industry and the complexity of the solutions being developed and the legal implications specific to healthcare clients.

    Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

  • Baker McKenzie has a strong history in M&A in this sector and international experience, with great access to IP and other industry specific needs.

    Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Benjamin T McLaughlin
    Benjamin T McLaughlin

    Benjamin T McLaughlin

    Benjamin McLaughlin is based in Sydney and is widely recognised for his work on behalf of leading healthcare sector players on major transactions.

    • I have a very high level of confidence in Benjamin's abilities and counsel provided.

      Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Benjamin McLaughlin is proactive in anticipating our needs and understands our business objectives.

      Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific
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  • Elisabeth White
    Elisabeth White

    Elisabeth White

    Elisabeth White co-heads the Baker McKenzie Australian life sciences team from the Sydney office, drawing on her long experience in the IP space to advise noted healthcare sector players across a wide range of principally regulatory issues.

    • Elisabeth White has a very deep knowledge of the pharma industry and is very commercially practical.

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