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Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)

About

Provided by Simmons & Simmons LLP

Healthcare and life science businesses trust us for our in-depth knowledge of this highly-regulated sector. And because our integrated teams deliver exceptional technical expertise and service.

Our global team is dedicated to the full legal scope of healthcare and life sciences, including intellectual property, product liability, competition/antitrust, tax, corporate, employment, investment and finance.

We provide a single source of expert advice across the sector, collaborating closely between practices and across our international network.

That's why our clients include 18 of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies, global medical device manufacturers, household-name consumer brands, healthcare services businesses and innovative startups. 

We’re especially active in the world of digital health, combining our experience in both healthcare and technology.

We take pride in delivering exceptional service to our clients. Secondments give our team invaluable experience and insight, and help us to help you plan for future growth. We’re also actively involved with trade associations like EFPIA, and the national associations wherever we work across the world.

The result: comprehensive, consistently high-quality advice. Not just on the details of healthcare legislation, but on commercial strategies for driving your business forward.



Chambers Review

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Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border) - UK

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

A distinguished London-headquartered law firm with significant global reach throughout Europe and Asia, Simmons & Simmons provides an attractive offering to clients through its sector-focused international strategy, concentrating on financial services, asset management, technology and life sciences. The law firm regularly manages sophisticated multi-jurisdictional mandates from London across these areas of focus and works in conjunction with its other offices across Europe and Asia. It has developed a strong network of co-counsel from other jurisdictions to provide a seamless service for clients.
Simmons & Simmons frequently handles multi-jurisdictional mandates in the life sciences sector. It focuses on patent litigation concerning the UK and European aspects of law, which includes disputes concerned with biosimilars and SPCs. The London team is also called upon to provide sector-specific expertise with regard to licensing agreements, M&A deals, joint ventures and IPOs.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Simmons & Simmons have an excellent balance of senior leaders and junior lawyers. They are passionately responsive, supportive of client needs and very astute and pragmatic.

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