Life Sciences
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
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+55 11 3247 8400About
Provided by Pinheiro Neto Advogados
With experience in regulatory matters, licensing, sale and distribution activities, clinical trials, GMO R&D and technology transfer, Production Development Partnership (PDP), access and control of prices, National Immunization Program, good practice certification, promotion of regulated products, recall of products, search and access to genetic resources of Brazilian biodiversity, we provide counsel on several fields, such as:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical products and equipment
- Food and food supplements
- Diagnostics
- Biologics
- Beverage
- Cosmetics and personal care products
- Digital health
- Hospitals
- Animal health
- Seeds and cultivars
- Pesticides
- Biofuels
- Health professionals
- Trade associations
- Biotechnology
- Startups
Chambers Review
Full-service titan Pinheiro Neto Advogados' life sciences practice is a driving force in the Brazilian market. It frequently advises some of the most powerful companies in the industry on high-stakes and sensitive matters before the watchdog ANVISA. The firm helps clients navigate through complex matters, involving a wide range of high-profile players including regulators, legislators and courts of last resort. Multinational pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology companies feature highly in its client list. Pinheiro Neto's capability and know-how includes advice on technology transfer agreements, classification and commercialisation of new products. This firm's superb international and multidisciplinary capacity resulted in high demand from some of the most prominent global players handling sensitive matters in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pinheiro Neto's life sciences team is based in São Paulo and benefits from the firm's offices in Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pinheiro Neto has an engaged team with extensive technical experience and negotiation skills."
"Exceptional agility on their responses. Excellent ability to be flexible and to build arguments combining technical and business expertise."
"Pinheiro Neto has an engaged team with extensive technical experience and negotiation skills."
"Exceptional agility on their responses. Excellent ability to be flexible and to build arguments combining technical and business expertise."
Notable Practitioners
Angela Fan Chi Kung is the spearhead of the life sciences practice of the team. She has accumulated important expertise dealing with both contentious and non-contentious issues, including administrative proceedings.
"Her industry knowledge sets her apart."
"It is a pleasure to work with her; she is extremely knowledgeable."
"Always updated, she brings a lot of knowledge and points out risks that we didn't even imagine existed. Her work is seamless."
Camila Martino Parise offers experience in disputes, as well as in regulatory topics. She is familiar with multinational pharmaceutical companies.
"Camila Martino Parise conducted the work with brilliance and excellence."
"She is very knowledgeable about the sector and the applicable legislation, which is very complex in Brazil. Her regulatory understanding is very good. She comes across as the leader of the team."
"Very pragmatic. She masters the complex subjects with multiple interpretations. She is very dynamic and makes things seem easy."
Associate-to-watch Nicole Recchi Aun is able to act on regulatory matters and contractual issues. She is well regarded for consistently supporting clients with a high level of expertise in the life sciences area.
"Nicole Recchi Aun is extremely knowledgeable about Life Sciences."
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