About

Provided by TozziniFreire Advogados

The work developed by TozziniFreire’s Life Sciences & Healthcare group covers industry sectors as diverse as healthcare; pharmaceutical ingredients; drugs; biotechnology; medical devices; cosmetics; health and personal hygiene products; tobacco; food; animal feed; pet and vet products and services; and agrichemicals and fertilizers. The team is widely experienced in working with regulatory agencies, including the Brazilian Sanitation Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - ANVISA), the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento – MAPA), and the National Supplementary Health Agency (Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar – ANS). The services provided by our group include a wide variety of matters, such as advice on foreign investment and regulatory issues involving company licensing; advice on product registration; mergers and acquisitions; import and export; product liability and recall; negotiation and drafting of distribution contracts; clinical research; tech transfer and Productive Development Partnerships (Parcerias para o Desenvolvimento Produtivo - PDPs); Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs); intellectual property matters; compliance; crisis management; and administrative and judicial proceedings involving sanitation authorities.


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Life Sciences - Brazil

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What the Team is Known For

TozziniFreire is frequently instructed by prominent companies within the life sciences sector in the interpretation of ANVISA’s regulation, including the preparation of memorandums and legal opinions on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. The law firm also advises on transactional mandates such as M&A and has extensive expertise in matters relating to controlled substances and the preparation and revision of clinical trial agreements.

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Members

Provided by TozziniFreire Advogados

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Marco Aurélio Torronteguy

Head of Department

Victor Hugo Callejon Avallone