About

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Combining deep scientific and technical knowledge, we apply our commercial nous and experience to anticipate and deliver innovative, value-enhancing solutions.

We partner with our clients at every level of their businesses to help them achieve their goals: from strategic advice on "bet-the-company" transactions and disputes to merger control, regulatory investigations, commercial contracts and licensing.

Our intellectual property lawyers, the majority of whom have scientific or engineering backgrounds, understand that innovation is at the heart of the pharmaceutical industry. We help the world's leading pharmaceutical companies to use intellectual property to achieve commercial outcomes and competitive advantage, and have acted on some of the most complex transactions and disputes in the market.

Our integrated pharmaceuticals team spans our network of offices, and together with our preferred, trusted local law firms, work as one to provide commercial solutions—wherever you operate.

Chambers Review

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Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills provides an excellent patent litigation offering for biotech and pharmaceuticals companies, and is best known for defending against generic challenges. It is very strong on the interaction of IP law with competition and EU law. The team also advises on IP licensing and freedom-to-operate exercises, and demonstrates expertise in UK and EU pharmaceuticals regulations.

Work Highlights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Scantox, a portfolio company of Impilo, on its acquisition of Gentronix, a leading genetic toxicology business.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sebastian Moore
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Sebastian Moore
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Band 2

Sebastian Moore advises world-leading biotech and pharma companies on cross-border patent litigation campaigns. He oversees disputes before the courts and the EPO.

Sebastian is very good at distilling complex issues and quickly finding where the issue lies.

Alan Montgomery
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Alan Montgomery
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Band 3
Alan Montgomery is known for his work on life sciences transactions. He advises on commercial contracts, mergers, acquisitions and collaborations involving notable life sciences and pharmaceuticals companies.

Alan is my go-to for life sciences M&A. He is incredibly knowledgeable, has great commercial understanding and is very good at deal negotiations.

Alan is very experienced, dedicated and flexible.

Alan's legal acumen, clarity in structuring deals and responsiveness are exceptional. His ability to simplify complex legal positions also stands out.

Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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UK-wide

Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation

Sebastian Moore
2
Sebastian Moore
2
Band 2
Life Sciences: Transactional

Alan Montgomery
3
Alan Montgomery
3
Band 3

Members

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Alan Montgomery

Head of Department

Andrew Moir

Chris Parker

James Allsop

Jonathan Turnbull

Kate Meakin

Kyriakos Fountoukakos

Marc Perkins

Rebekah Gay

Robert Moore

Rod Fletcher