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Baker McKenzie not only has a strong expertise in Life Sciences but also a wealth of Law expertise that spans numerous practice areas and allows the department to offer Life Sciences clients a complete service.

The department has created a dedicated Life Sciences taskforce, comprised of lawyers who specialise in the whole range of specialist matter expertise required by any company operating in this industry. The department can answer any request from the client, both on a stand-alone basis and in the wider context of the industry.

Baker McKenzie is the only firm with solid capabilities to assist with strategic matters such as the restructuring and re-organisation of healthcare companies, where we are highly specialised. This advice is carried out at both national and international level and combines the department's expertise in corporate/tax advice, employment advice, and regulatory/commercial advice. 

Baker McKenzie is the leading firm in Spain in negotiating licenses, advising both multinational and biotech companies on regulatory, intellectual property, and commercial issues. We are well renowned for our ability to advise on pricing and reimbursement issues and procedures. Our strong competition law department coupled with the in-depth understanding of the healthcare sector, allows us to offer comprehensive advice and to assist clients in mitigating the risk associated with competition law, investigations and dawn raids initiated by the competition authorities.



Chambers Review

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Life Sciences - Spain

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What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie's teams in Madrid and Barcelona have complementary life sciences sector expertise, with the former predominantly providing support on global M&A transactions and the latter often assisting with stand-alone commercial or regulatory matters. The team advises on questions relating to the pricing, marketing and distribution of medicinal products.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie assisted Almirall with all legal aspects related to the launch of its new medicinal product, Lebrikizumab.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Cecilia Pastor
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Cecilia Pastor
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Band 1

Cecilia Pastor is highly regarded for her work on M&A transactions carried out by international healthcare companies. She regularly advises clients on contract development and negotiations within the healthcare system.

She is very well connected and excellent at what she does.

She has an absolute control of the issues, with excellent commitment. She is perfect at handling international matters.

Cecilia is very dedicated and creative in her work.

Montserrat Llopart
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Montserrat Llopart
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Barcelona practice head Montserrat Llopart acts for pharmaceutical companies on regulatory and commercial issues relating to the sale and pricing of drugs or medical devices. She handles varied contentious and non-contentious regulatory mandates for international companies.

Montserrat always has a response ready and her commercial knowledge is very good.

The experience working with Montserrat is always very rewarding.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Life Sciences

Montserrat Llopart
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Montserrat Llopart
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Cecilia Pastor
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Cecilia Pastor
Head of Life Sciences
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Life Sciences: Transactional

Cecilia Pastor
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Cecilia Pastor
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Members

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Cecilia Pastor

Cecilia Pastor

Head of Department

Elisabet Cots

Ester Navas

Montserrat Llopart

Montserrat Llopart

Head of Department

Clients

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AbbVie

Abbott

Almirall

Alnylam

Archer Daniel Midlands

Becton-Dickinson

Chiesi España, S.A.