Mahnu Davar

Mahnu Davar, co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory practice, is a trusted partner to lawyers, compliance officers, regulatory professionals, and business executives across the life sciences industry. Mr. Davar counsels clients on mission-critical regulatory and compliance matters. He routinely assists multinational companies with sensitive internal investigations, regulatory inspections, product quality and safety issues, data integrity concerns, government enforcement matters, and compliance program integration and enhancement projects. He frequently assists medical technology and diagnostics clients with product classification, clearance/approval, and commercial strategy issues.

Mr. Davar’s clients include biotechnology startups, non-profit research institutions, major clinical laboratories, and some of the world's largest pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. His practical, interdisciplinary approach to counseling is informed by prior secondments in the legal departments of major life sciences companies where he has acted as the lead commercial lawyer for several blockbuster biopharma and surgical product franchises. Mr. Davar is an Adjunct Professor at Penn Law School, a Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar, and a former Fulbright Scholar to India.