Life Sciences: Regulatory
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
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Sidley Austin has an established regulatory practice in the life sciences space. The team provides EU and UK regulatory advise to clients across different regulatory issues including market access strategy, and general compliance. It also communicates with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and its committees on behalf of clients.
Work Highlights
- Sidley Austin advised Savillex Corporation in its strategic acquisition of ONFAB.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A wealth of scientific experience and invaluable commerciality. Sidley can forensically dissect client information to produce cultured and novel approaches to address the most challenging of issues."
"At Sidley, there is a high level of technical expertise coupled with pragmatic advice. The lawyers are very passionate about advising the client and always go the extra mile."
"Sidley has robust knowledge of current and upcoming legislation and is able to provide pragmatic solutions in complex matters without overloading us."
"A wealth of scientific experience and invaluable commerciality. Sidley can forensically dissect client information to produce cultured and novel approaches to address the most challenging of issues."
"At Sidley, there is a high level of technical expertise coupled with pragmatic advice. The lawyers are very passionate about advising the client and always go the extra mile."
"Sidley has robust knowledge of current and upcoming legislation and is able to provide pragmatic solutions in complex matters without overloading us."
Notable Practitioners
Maria Isabel Manley is highly respected across the market for her magisterial knowledge of European pharmacovigilance, product compliance and agency investigations. She has additional experience advising companies conducting clinical trials on GDPR compliance.
"Maria is not only an extremely experienced lawyer but also a very savvy businessperson and charismatic leader."
"Maria is the guru of life sciences and the go-to person for unprecedented matters."
"Maria is an acknowledged leader and has a strong track record in both high-value litigation and providing creative, problem-solving approaches against a continuously evolving regulatory landscape."
Robert Darwin is respected for his robust representation on life sciences transactions. He represents clients on deals such as licensing, collaborations, investments and acquisitions. Clients applaud him for his responsiveness, industry knowledge and confident demeanour.
"I really enjoy my interactions with Robert and consider him to be one of the leading professionals in his sector and a go to professional for particularly complex work."
"Robert wasa good lead in negotiations and established a beneficial working relationship with the counterparty, taking a firm stance when needed while maintaining the overall momentum."
"He is really well connected across the life sciences ecosystem."
Chris Boyle receives praise for his regulatory and litigation advice acting for biopharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
"Chris provides excellent client service, is very quick to respond to our needs and always keeps us updated on unplanned challenges. He is thoughtful and proactive in his presentations."
"Chris is an outstanding individual. He is highly professional in listening and reflecting back his understanding of the evidence and his life science background is helpful."
"Chris is a real stellar performer and a future shining light in regulatory life sciences work."
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