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Goodwin Procter LLP

Life Sciences: Transactional

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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Life Sciences: Transactional - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin represents emerging life sciences companies and their investors across early and growth stage financings, capital markets as well as M&A, strategic collaborations and licensing transactions. The firm's life sciences practice is known for its global reach and ability to advise innovators at every stage of the company lifecycle.

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Work Highlights

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  • Goodwin advised clinical-stage biotech Adcendo on the closing of an oversubscribed USD135 million Series B financing round involving significant cross-border VC financing expertise.

Strengths

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  • Goodwin have an excellent team; they are proactive, extremely responsive and have very deep sector expertise. They are very helpful advising on trade-offs and their impact on different stakeholders.

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  • Goodwin have exceptional attention to detail, experience and a rapid turnaround.

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  • Client service has been super-responsive; completely seamless.

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  • Our project was technically complex, and the Goodwin team members provided valued and timely advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Tim Worden
    Tim Worden

    Tim Worden

    Tim Worden regularly advises on licensing, clinical trials, distribution and R&D agreements of all kinds and associated regulatory matters. He also advises on the IP and regulatory dimensions of M&A, capital markets and venture capital transactions.

    • Tim is just pure class; an absolute pleasure to deal with.

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  • David Mardle
    David Mardle

    David Mardle

    David Mardle has extensive experience advising clients in the life science and biotechnology sectors on significant M&A and financing matters.
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  • Graham Defries
    Graham Defries

    Graham Defries

    Graham Defries' practice covers the full span of transactional matters, taking in strategic collaborations, venture capital investment and licensing deals of all kinds. His client base comprises pharmaceutical and biotech innovators as well as investors in the sector.

    • Graham is a very good venture capital corporate lawyer.

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  • Sophie McGrath
    Sophie McGrath

    Sophie McGrath

    Sophie McGrath often advises on complex cross-border financings and funding rounds involving multiple stakeholders, including many in venture capital and private equity. She is routinely sought after by major clients in the biotech and biopharma industries.

    • Sophie is a top lawyer for VC and PE work.

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    • Sophie has huge gravitas with the board and comes up with very practical solutions to novel problems.

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    • Sophie McGrath is a superb business partner in transactions.

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