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Dechert’s life sciences team in France represents companies ranging from multinational giants to emerging companies involving all aspects of the life sciences industry, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, drug discovery, genomics, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices and healthcare. We also assist with investment funds in life sciences investments.

With life sciences lawyers in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East, we are well-positioned to handle the most complex cross-border matters for our clients. Our representation of both large pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller and mid-size biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical companies is a distinguishing feature of our firm, and our Paris office allows us to structure and negotiate transactions from the perspective of both parties.

Our extensive experience includes:

  • M&A and private equity transactions
  • Reorganizations and international tax planning
  • Antitrust/competition
  • Pharmaceutical contractual and regulatory advice
  • Corporate law
  • Licensing and corporate partnering
  • Strategic IP counseling/complex IP litigation
  • Litigation and international arbitration
  • Corporate finance and capital markets

Chambers Review

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Pharma/Life Sciences - France

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What the Team is Known For

Dechert is a top firm that regularly handles corporate and competition matters in the sector, advising on M&A transactions and related merger filing and control aspects. The team is also experienced in providing regulatory advice on the pricing of medical devices and medicines, with further expertise in abuse of dominant position cases. The law firm offers assistance with cross-border matters, notably across Europe, the USA and Asia.

Work Highlights

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  • Dechert advised Abivax on its EUR223.3 million IPO on Nasdaq.

Strengths

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I like the team's flexibility, responsiveness and excellent knowledge of the pharma sector.

Pharma/Life Sciences respondent
France

You can contact them anytime, and at any level. They provide outstanding service.

Pharma/Life Sciences respondent
France

They are really quick, pragmatic, extremely available and very business-oriented. It is a pleasure working with them. 

Pharma/Life Sciences respondent
France

They know how to adapt to a difficult client and to find angles of negotiation to find a win-win situation, always in their client's interest.

Pharma/Life Sciences respondent
France

Dechert are very expert, with very good knowledge of the pharma sector and regulations.

Pharma/Life Sciences respondent
France

Notable Practitioners

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Alain Decombe
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Alain Decombe
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Alain Decombe maintains an eminent reputation for his advice on corporate transactions in the life sciences sector. He is adept at assisting with cross-border mandates.

Our company would not be successful without Alain's support.

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Mélanie Thill-Tayara
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Mélanie Thill-Tayara
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Mélanie Thill-Tayara is a leading practitioner with significant expertise in abuse of dominant position and merger control cases. She represents multinational pharmaceutical companies before French and European competition authorities.

Mélanie is highly recognised in the US and Europe. For me, she is the best.

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Sophie Pelé
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Sophie Pelé
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Sophie Pelé is noted for her expertise in regulatory issues and assists with both domestic and cross-border mandates.

She has very good knowledge of the sector.

Sophie has outstanding expertise and gives valuable legal and business advice.

I rate her expertise in regulatory. She knows the business constraints and is good in the relationship with the administration.

Sophie's level of service is excellent and she is collaborating with lawyers from other firms in a smooth and constructive way.

Her expertise stands out. She was available, pragmatic and very solution-oriented for her clients. She understands the risks we face; it is really very pleasant. 

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Pharma/Life Sciences: Competition
Mélanie Thill-Tayara
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Mélanie Thill-Tayara
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Pharma/Life Sciences: Corporate
Alain Decombe
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Alain Decombe
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Pharma/Life Sciences: Regulatory
Sophie Pelé
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Sophie Pelé
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