Chambers Review
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Life Sciences - Australia
What the Team is Known For
The well-resourced Clayton Utz group offers a full suite of life sciences-focused expertise, including patent protection, transactional and competition issues, and is regularly identified as a top choice to guide clients through regulatory regimes. The firm boasts an impressive client roster that includes national and global pharmaceutical, biotech, complementary medicine, medical device and healthcare companies, plus government agencies at Commonwealth, state and local levels. Its expertise also extends to product liability and privacy issues.
Strengths
The team at Clayton Utz offers a high level of specialty in the area and excellent quality of advice.
Clayton Utz has deep life sciences and healthcare expertise.
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz represented Sandoz in the Lundbeck escitalopram patent infringement litigation. This is a claim made by Lundbeck against Sandoz for alleged infringement of a patent covering the depression treatment Lexapro.
Notable practitioners
Greg Williams is exceptional.
Greg is our go-to partner for clinical trial advice.
John Collins is especially well-regarded for his work in patent disputes. Based in Sydney, he frequently acts for leading domestic and international players in the pharmaceutical sphere on such matters.
John Collins is a very experienced practitioner.
