DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Van Doorne

Healthcare

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What the team is known for

Impressive healthcare practice with an unparalleled strength in the hospital and elderly care sector. Renowned for its M&A focus, demonstrating particular expertise in handling hospital mergers. Also assists with regulatory matters and market entries. Client portfolio includes hospitals and academic centres, as well as healthcare providers and private equity investors.

Strengths

Sources hail the team for its "all-round knowledge when it comes to the healthcare market."

Clients praise the firm for its succinct manner of counsel, one lauding its "to-the-point communication."

Work highlights

Advised Orpea on its acquisition of Compartijn Care.

Notable practitioners

Dimitri van Hoewijk enters the table due to increased market visibility. He predominantly advises on corporate matters within the sector, including acquisitions and market entry. His diligence is reputed among clients, one suggesting that "he combines excellent M&A skills and an eye for detail with in-depth knowledge of healthcare regulation."

Market leader Willemien Bischot specialises in corporate healthcare matters, in particular mergers. She also handles litigation and regulatory mandates. Bischot is praised by clients for "being accessible, hands-on and understanding the boardroom dynamics."

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Overview

Van Doorne offers deep knowledge and legal expertise for both the healthcare and life sciences sectors, brought to you by our highly experienced and fully integrated healthcare & life sciences team.

Huge challenges and responsibilities

The healthcare sector and the life sciences industry today face huge challenges in their surrounding landscape. We act for healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, from start up to multinational, university medical centres and R&D organizations, and venture capital firms and (PE) investors.

We provide advice in respect of all sector related matters, such as implementing healthcare regulations and governance, long term relationships and agreements with payers, suppliers, distributors and other providers, but also on clinical trials, pricing and transparency requirements, digital health, IT matters and data protection, market access for medicinal products and medical devices, biotechnology and cosmetics and sector focused M&A transactions.

Transparent solutions for complex issues

We have chosen to be a fully sector dedicated team. As a result, we are uniquely positioned to assist our clients completing their strategies by having a top tier healthcare & life sciences sector team supported by the full strength of our multi-service firm. Our long experience and sound legal insights allow us to design transparent and business-driven solutions to complex issues.

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