Life Sciences
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 2
Email address
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+61 2 9210 6500Chambers Review
Corrs Chambers Westgarth maintains its well-established track record of acting for life sciences clients, offering a comprehensive range of skills, often enhanced by sector-relevant academic qualifications, to global and local pharma, biotech and consumer product companies. The firm tackles both litigious and advisory work, including patent litigation, regulation, competition, and the supply and pricing of medicines. Additionally, it assists clients with related corporate, structuring and M&A and tax issues, drawing where appropriate on the wider resources of the firm. Corrs Chambers Westgarth is further noted for its ability to maintain longstanding relationships with established clients or to attract repeat engagements from more recent ones. Its notable clients include AFT Pharmaceuticals, Mundipharma and Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Work Highlights
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth advised ISPT on its investment in the University of New South Wales’s Health Translation Hub.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It is an experienced team with a deep understanding of our business."
"The lawyers are proactive, easy to contact and provide very good advice."
"They have a good client base, good depth of knowledge and are highly experienced practitioners."
"It is an experienced team with a deep understanding of our business."
"The lawyers are proactive, easy to contact and provide very good advice."
"They have a good client base, good depth of knowledge and are highly experienced practitioners."
Notable Practitioners
Odette Gourley offers a wealth of experience of acting for life sciences clients on both patent and trade mark matters, handling both contentious and regulatory issues. She is based in Sydney.
"She is definitely a leading practitioner in IP in life sciences."
"Odette is a great expert and resource."
Eugenia Kolivos leads the firm's life sciences and intellectual property practices. She is experienced in handling patent portfolios and licensing issues as well as franchising, procurement and outsourcing.
"Eugenia is very knowledgeable, responsive and a pleasure to deal with."
"She is a very commercial lawyer who is very able to synthesise complicated issues. Eugenia provides very pragmatic commercial advice, which is appreciated."
"Eugenia Kolivos is super impressive and someone who you can put in front of any client without hesitation."
"A trusted adviser with a deep knowledge of our business."