Department profile
Freshfields

Life Sciences

Germany Guide 2026 : Germany


Freshfields

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Provided by Freshfields

Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category: http://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/industries/pharmaceuticals-medical-products-and-healthcare/

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Life Sciences - Germany

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Freshfields has a strong focus on cross-border transactions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. In addition to product portfolio deals, it assists with the drafting of collaboration, research and development agreements. The department also handles the regulatory aspects of transactions and is active on data protection, market access and medical device issues. It offers further strength in patent-related mandates, including enforcement and ownership cases, as well as product liability litigation.

Notable practitioners

Philipp Dohnke and Michael Ramb are key contacts for the practice.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Freshfields hat einen starken Fokus auf grenzüberschreitende Transaktionen in den Bereichen Pharma und Biotechnologie. Neben Produktportfolio-Deals unterstützt sie bei der Gestaltung von Kooperations-, Forschungs- und Entwicklungsverträgen. Die Abteilung kümmert sich auch um die regulatorischen Aspekte von Transaktionen und ist in den Bereichen Datenschutz, Marktzugang und Medizinprodukte tätig. Sie bietet weitere Stärken in patentbezogenen Mandaten, einschließlich Vollstreckungs- und Eigentumsfällen sowie Produkthaftungsprozessen.

Bemerkenswerte Praktiker

Philipp Dohnke und Michael Ramb sind wichtige Ansprechpartner für die Kunden.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Freshfields advised Merck on its sale of Surface Solutions business unit.

  • Freshfields beriet Merck beim Verkauf des Geschäftsbereichs Surface Solutions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Freshfields fosters a deep understanding and connection with us. Our relationship is very collegiate.

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  • Freshfields has in-depth experience and offers a seamless service across its offices.

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  • Freshfields has a deep knowledge of applicable laws and professional structure.

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  • Freshfields always brings in the right expertise.

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  • Freshfields provides extremely strong strategic advice and very good tech tools for support and use in projects.

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  • Freshfields fördert ein tiefes Verständnis und eine enge Verbindung zu uns. Unsere Beziehung ist sehr kollegial.
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