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Trench Rossi Watanabe is on the forefront of Brazil’s healthcare sector for more than 60 years and has been instrumental in training local authorities to detect counterfeit pharmaceutical products, as well as help clients effectively enter markets, grow their business and obtain successful outcomes in controversies.

The firm's Life Science group has the industry-specific experience and capabilities necessary to execute complex corporate transactions, regulatory matters and strategy and licensing agreements. The team helps clients balance sometimes conflicting regulatory regimes and their impact on their expansion, manufacturing and distribution strategies. In challenging jurisdictions where counterfeiting is rampant, it protects clients' investments through proactive detection and prosecution. It also mobilizes the right talent to coordinate patent and trademark protection, transfer pricing and tax planning, employment strategies, and the efficient resolution of disputes involving product liability and unfair competition. At the patent side, besides lawyers, it has a support team that consists of two pharmacists, which adds substantial weight and accuracy on the analysis and consultancies it provides to clients.

Additionally, since 2020 the strong multidisciplinary team has been highly involved in COVID-19 pandemic matters, showing constant commitment and awareness of the current industry scenario and demonstrating the relevance of its work within it.

Chambers Review

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Life Sciences - Brazil
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Trench Rossi Watanabe's multidisciplinary department handles a large range of life sciences matters. The firm's international capabilities are much admired by clients, who relied on it to handle high-stakes mandates during the COVID-19 crisis. The team is also seasoned performing due diligence and representing clients in sector-related disputes. Its clientele comprises important players from the pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic industries. Trench Rossi's life sciences practice's additional capabilities include the registration of patents before INPI. New client wins are Omron Healthcare Brasil, Hayleo and Inari.

Work Highlights

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  • Trench Rossi represented AstraZeneca in safeguarding patents linked to dapagliflozin.

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Notable Practitioners

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Henrique Kruger Frizzo
3
Henrique Kruger Frizzo
3
Band 3

Henrique Kruger Frizzo is experienced in public-private partnership deals and administrative proceedings before ANVISA.

"Henrique Kruger Frizzo is always very helpful and has great knowledge of the subject."

"Henrique is one of the most highly knowledgeable lawyers in the life sciences sector."

"I trust his judgement, his commercial awareness is excellent and I do count on him very often."

Carla Moraes
Carla Moraes
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Carla Moraesis a well-regarded practitioner, with a solid involvement in this field. She is frequently sought out by clients to represent them in matters related to sanitary law and biolaw.

"Carla Moraes is able to adapt her communication skills and vocabulary to every audience, maintaining coherence."

"Always very helpful and with great knowledge in public law."

"Carla is a senior lawyer with in-depth regulatory knowledge of the life sciences sector and is able to provide an extremely high-quality, fast and assertive service, meeting the client's expectations."

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Henrique Kruger Frizzo
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Henrique Kruger Frizzo
3
Band 3
Carla Moraes
Carla Moraes
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