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Domański Zakrzewski Palinka

Life Sciences

4 ranked lawyers

Band 1

Poland

Europe 2022 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Domański Zakrzewski Palinka is a sizeable market-leading team with experience across a range of life sciences mandates, advising on pharmaceutical and biotechnology law. The law firm boasts a solid track record in the areas of clinical trials, distribution of medicinal products and advertising regulation. The legal practice is well placed to advise on the introduction of new drugs. Domański Zakrzewski Palinka offers regulatory support, including compliance as well as research and development projects. The law firm represents clients in contentious cases and regularly acts on cross-border instructions. The legal practice's prominent and innovative domestic and international pharmaceutical companies feature in the department's client list.

Notable practitioners

Marcin Matczak advises domestic and international pharmaceutical companies on distribution and marketing matters.

Marcin Pieklak enters the rankings on the back of increased visibility and strong client feedback. He advises domestic and international pharmaceuticals on a range of matters with a focus on reimbursement. According to one client: "Marcin Pieklak has a very good understanding of clients' needs."

Michał Czarnuch is an established name in the life sciences sector. He advises domestic pharmaceutical companies on reimbursement and distribution issues.

Tomasz Kaczyński is described by clients as "reliable, credible, with an open-minded approach and positive attitude." He handles a range of matters including litigation as well as reimbursement and distribution.

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Overview

The Life Sciences Practice is composed of a dozen or so specialists experienced in pharmaceutical and biotechnology law, anti-monopoly law and constitutional law. We have many year’s experience in advising the pharmaceutical sector, covering aspects of key importance to sector firms, from clinical trials, registration, and marketing medicinal products through product manufacture, promotion, advertising and distribution, to protection of intellectual property rights to products. Our Practice also comprises lawyers who specialise in issues relating to, e.g. dietary supplements, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes, and medical devices.

We advise both Polish and foreign pharmaceutical firms, pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and hospitals, and also businesses in the food, alcohol and tobacco sectors. Our clients include voivodship authorities, whom we are advising on the restructuring of the healthcare system. We also work with sector associations in the legislative consultation process, drawing up, e.g. opinions on whether bills comply with the constitution and acts of international law.

Our awareness of market practice enables us to render advisory that gives a high level of legal safety and that is also effective in business terms. Where legal risks are identified, we try to propose solutions that will not only mitigate these risks but will also achieve goals as near as possible to the client’s original intentions.