Life Sciences
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 2
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+61 2 9225 0200Chambers Review
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. Its key clients include GSK, Medtronic and Cochlear.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie acted for global medical device company Cochlear in relation to its acquisition of Oticon Medical.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They never let me down in terms of delivery. Their customer service was exceptional."
"The service and responsiveness we have received has been fantastic."
"Their deep expertise in medical technology and related regulations, industry and regulators, as well as knowledge of our strategies and goals, leads to strong ability in this space."
"They never let me down in terms of delivery. Their customer service was exceptional."
"The service and responsiveness we have received has been fantastic."
"Their deep expertise in medical technology and related regulations, industry and regulators, as well as knowledge of our strategies and goals, leads to strong ability in this space."
Notable Practitioners
Benjamin McLaughlin is based in Sydney and is widely recognised for his work on behalf of leading healthcare sector players on major transactions.
"Ben McLaughlin leads a very strong practice. We have been on the other side of deals with him. He is very well known for life sciences."
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 is impressive. She seems to have a tireless work ethic and distils very complex issues to very simple terms to help the business understand the issues."