Europe Guide 2026 : Netherlands
Ranked Individual
Provided by CMS
Our dedicated Life Sciences & Healthcare team specialises in advising clients from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, cosmetics, novel food and agriculture industry.
The regulatory team specializes in practical hands-on advice on specific industry matters regarding e.g. licenses, compliance, pricing and reimbursement. Part of our team has gained extensive in-house experience, so we truly understand the unique challenges and needs that arise in the life sciences industry.
Apart from our core regulatory team, we operate across the majority of legal disciplines in the sector including intellectual property, commercial, corporate, EU and competition, employment, dispute resolution and real estate. This allows us to advice on all occuring business needs, both locally and internationally, of our clients. We are part of the global CMS Life Sciences group, with teams in more than 40 countries, all of whom have a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory needs of the life sciences industry.
We work for most of the global top 20 pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, supporting them on strategically important projects and investments.
https://cms.law/en/nld/global-reach/europe/netherlands/expertise/life-sciences-healthcare
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The life sciences department at CMS has a focus on helping with regulatory matters, including digital healthcare and licensing agreements. Lawyers at the law firm also represent healthcare providers in contentious cases, as well as advising on reimbursement mandates and pricing issues. It boasts further expertise in distribution matters and transactional cases.
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The team demonstrates a genuine interest in the types of problems we are trying to solve and has a lot of knowledge about the regulatory environment that we operate in.
CMS is always on time and has a high level of expertise. On an interpersonal level, I found the team easy to communicate with.
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Ellen Gielen assists with regulatory medical devices mandates, as well as compliance, advertising and reimbursement issues in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Ellen Gielen is intelligent and passionate about the technical questions and issues. She is able to see both the detail and the broader risk picture. She is a safe pair of hands.
Ellen has exceptional knowledge of the medtech sector. She genuinely enjoys diving into complex matters, and it shows in the quality of her work.
Life Sciences
Provided by CMS
Judith Kok
Cilia van Nierop
Nicole Kuijer
Gertie Lintjens
Petra Heemskerk
Rogier de Vrey
Pieter van Duijvenvoorde
Edmon Oude Elferink
Global 2026
Practice area: Life Sciences
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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