About

Provided by Lefosse Advogados

Life Sciences & Healthcare practice is focused on a segment with high growth potential but we anticipate many regulatory challenges.

The sector is highly innovative which will produce a large volume of investment. However, this will entail important legal challenges, which can only be faced by professionals highly familiarized with the sector, as well as by the work of a multidisciplinary team who specialize in the most diverse fields of law such as regulatory, consumer, antitrust, contracts, intellectual property, criminal and so on.


Our services:

  • Consultancy in administrative matters
  • Litigation against acts of the Public Administration
  • Advise on clinical research and its consequences
  • Definition of drug pricing strategy before the CMED, preparation and review of DIP and appeals
  • Due diligences
  • Advise on PDPs
  • Development and monitoring of Compliance Programs
  • Litigation related to defective products or of inherent risk
  • Issues related to consumer protection
  • Assistance in bidding procedures
  • Administrative contracts
  • Negotiations with the Ministry of Health
  • Advising on healthtechs
  • Evaluation and structuring of projects that need to register before the ANS
  • Negotiations with operators of health plans or insurance
  • Consultancy and litigation involving the Ministry of Agriculture
  • Structuring, launching and promotional campaigns involving products subject to ANVISA and MAPA
  • Advising on issues related to agricultural products
  • Advising on research and development involving GMOs


Chambers Review

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Healthcare: Regulatory - Brazil

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Lefosse is a respected full-service firm advising on regulatory as well as contentious mandates in the healthcare realm. The team offers a good track record assisting clients with National Health Agency (ANS) regulation, transactional matters and structuring sophisticated healthcare plans. Its clientele comprises hospitals, medical clinics and healthcare insurers.

Work Highlights

  • Lefosse assisted Amil in all legal matters involving a partnership with Dasa to create one of the largest hospital groups in Brazil, with a net revenue of approximately USD2 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Maira Materagia
3
Band 3

Maira Materagia is well-regarded by sourced within the market for her longstanding experience handling regulatory aspects of acquisitions and transactions.

Maira is an excelent professional. She is a great leader, highly practical and pleasing to work with.

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Brazil

Healthcare: Regulatory

3
Maira Materagia
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Band 3

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