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Wolf Theiss

Healthcare & Life Sciences

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Our Healthcare and Life Sciences team is one of the most integrated and comprehensive in Austria and across the CEE/SEE region. We advise industry players of all types: from established international companies and public authorities to start-ups and emerging growth companies. Our service offering encompasses the full range of sector-specific advice, from drug admission and licencing, reimbursement, marketing, patent disputes, product liability, clinical trials, to cooperation contracts, interaction with HCPs, distribution agreements data protection. In public procurement matters, we have a solid track record in advising both contracting authorities and bidders. A further particular strength of the practice is our work on corporate, M&A and financing transactions in the healthcare and life sciences sector, as well as advice in relation to (corporate) restructurings and market entry in the CEE/SEE region.

Clients (17)

  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • Gilead
  • Government of Lower Austria
  • Hologic
  • Insulet
  • Moderna
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer
  • Roche
  • Sarepta
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Straumann
  • Vienna Hospital Association (Wiener Gesundheitsverbund)
  • Zimmer Biomet
  • Amgen
  • Janssen
  • Sanofi-Aventis

Industries (9)

  • Biotech
  • Food and supplements
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Hospitals
  • Medical devices
  • Medtech
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Telemedicine
  • Universities

Chambers Review

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Healthcare & Life Sciences - Austria

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

As one of the largest law firms in the market, Wolf Theiss has life sciences and healthcare expertise embedded in a full-service offering, making for an especially broad practice. The team regularly advises international life sciences companies on high-volume M&A transactions, commercial activities and connected regulatory issues in Austria. It also has a strong focus on the healthcare space and advises Austrian hospital associations and insurers. The law firm additionally represents clients in contentious issues, such as product liability, unfair competition and patent disputes. Clients benefit from Wolf Theiss's strong CEE network, which makes it a popular choice for multi-jurisdictional mandates in the region that require coordination.

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Strengths

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  • Wolf Theiss offers strong cross-European expertise with excellent specialists in many jurisdictions. The advice is pragmatic and they consistently remain on top of new legal and industry developments.

    Healthcare & Life Sciences respondentEurope

  • We appreciate Wolf Theiss's extensive experience in this specific area of law, exceptional cooperation and ability to translate our technical arguments into legally sound arguments.

    Healthcare & Life Sciences respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Georg Kresbach
    Georg Kresbach

    Georg Kresbach

    Georg Kresbach offers many years of experience in life sciences mandates and is able to assist with a variety of matters. In addition to handling the regulatory and IP aspects of M&A deals, he covers corporate and commercial issues relating to entering the Austrian market, as well as product regulation, compliance and liability. He is also well versed in patent litigation. His clients include international pharmaceutical companies and Austrian medical device manufacturers.

    • Georg Kresbach is highly experienced, very responsive and always a pleasure to work with.

      Healthcare & Life Sciences respondentEurope

    • He has a sharp mind and provides clear, pragmatic advice.

      Healthcare & Life Sciences respondentEurope
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Ranked Individuals at Wolf Theiss (1)

Austria

Members

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  • Kurt Retter

  • Manfred Essletzbichler

  • Maren Jergolla-Wagner

  • Johann Hwezda

  • Martina Edlinger

  • Dominik Engel

  • Florian Kusznier

  • Elisabeth Zhang

  • Georg Kresbach

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