Life Sciences
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+55 113024 6100About
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
Lefosse Advogados' life sciences department is composed of seasoned practitioners who boast solid expertise in the sector. The team is well equipped to provide assistance to important clients in several matters, including advisory services in high-complexity regulatory issues and in business transactions, as well as representing high-end clients in sophisticated judicial and administrative disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lefosse understands our time-sensitive issues and the distinctiveness of our business."
"Lefosse understands our time-sensitive issues and the distinctiveness of our business."
Notable Practitioners
Rubens Granja offers expertise on a wide range of regulatory matters including supply agreements, pricing and sector-related due diligence.
"Rubens Granja is highly knowledgeable about the pharmaceutical industry, including both regulatory and operational dynamics."
"Rubens Granja possesses extensive technical expertise in the area, practical experience, offers alternatives, is an all-rounder and has excellent English skills."
Associate-to-Watch, Natássia Misae Ueno is a lawyer who is praised by clients for her technical knowledge.
"Her responsiveness stood out to me. She has great knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, not only of the legislation but of the industry itself."