Life Sciences - Australia
What the Team is Known For
The well-resourced Clayton Utz group offers a full suite of life sciences-focussed 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
"Clayton Utz has incredible depth and experience which is hard to find."
"Clayton Utz has understanding of the issues as related to combination therapies and their place in modern treatment algorithms."
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz acted for Philips Electronics Australia in a class action relating to the design and composition of the named CPAP and BiPAP devices.
Notable Practitioners
Greg Williams is generally acknowledged by market sources to be one of the pre-eminent players in the life sciences space, noted for a breadth and depth of expertise that allows him to act across the broadest range of transactional, contentious and regulatory issues. He is based in Sydney. "Greg is an exceptional lawyer and wonderful to work with." "I have a high regard for Greg and would follow him to whatever firm he worked with." "Greg has a demonstrated depth and breadth of experience in life sciences and product liability and a proven track record in complex litigation in this space."
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.
