Life Sciences

Our Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Life Sciences practice is recognised for its deep sector expertise and ability to advise across the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues shaping India’s evolving healthcare ecosystem. We work with leading global and domestic pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, digital health platforms, hospitals, biotech innovators, and investors on mandates spanning regulatory compliance, product approvals, clinical trials, data and patient privacy, manufacturing and distribution, commercial contracting, R&D collaborations, and disputes.

Work highlights:

1. Advised a US-based global life sciences behemoth on its proposed USD 300 million acquisition of an Indian company engaged in the manufacture of bioactive natural agents.
2. Assisted Lok Capital Growth Fund, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited, and Aavishkaar India ll Company Limited with securing a full exit from Osam Dairy through the sale of their shareholding to Dodla Dairy Limited, as part of Dodla's 100% acquisition of Osam Dairy.
3. Advised a global clinical-trial services provider on India’s CTR regime, ethics approvals, compensation structures, and cross-border health-data handling. Advised multiple companies on exporting genomic and clinical-trial datasets to 10+ countries.
4. Advised a global AI/ML telesurgery platform on its software-as-a-medical-device classification, patient-data governance, and import/export restrictions for its India expansion