Life Sciences | Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Life sciences powerhouse Kestener & Vieira Advogados provides top of the market regulatory assistance to heavyweights from the pharmaceutical, food and healthcare industries. The team is also highly experienced in handling both administrative and judicial cases relating to an array of matters, including product liability and class actions. São Paulo-based Kestener & Vieira also stands out for representing clients in high-end contractual negotiations and corporate deals connected to the sector.

Full-service titan Pinheiro Neto Advogados' life sciences practice is a driving force in the Brazilian market. It frequently advises some of the most powerful companies in the industry on high-stakes and sensitive matters before the watchdog ANVISA. The firm helps clients navigate through complex matters, involving a wide range of high-profile players including regulators, legislators and courts of last resort. Multinational pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology companies feature highly in its client list. Pinheiro Neto's capability and know-how includes advice on technology transfer agreements, classification and commercialisation of new products. This firm's superb international and multidisciplinary capacity resulted in high demand from some of the most prominent global players handling sensitive matters in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pinheiro Neto's life sciences team is based in São Paulo and benefits from the firm's offices in Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.

Licks Attorneys boasts significant strength in innovative patent prosecution and enforcement. The team is highly experienced in representing renowned international clients from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in strategic judicial disputes and administrative proceedings before ANVISA. It acts on an array of matters such as the commercialisation of products, active ingredients of drugs and marketing authorisations.

Widely respected full-service firm TozziniFreire maintains an impressive track record in transactional mandates within the life sciences sector. It is frequently instructed by prominent international pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in a range of issues, including vaccination, medicinal cannabis and medical supply agreements. The team is seen representing clients in key matters before ANVISA.

Full-service firm Mattos Filho has a well-established life sciences practice, which frequently acts on regulatory mandates. It is well equipped to handle supply agreements and is experienced in negotiations between pharmaceutical companies and the public sector. The team has been particularly active advising on COVID-related clinical trials. Mattos Filho's life sciences practice also boasts additional capabilities in sector-specific trade mark and licensing matters. Oxitec is a new client win.

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.

Food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies rely on Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property to handle regulatory issues, including sanitary licences and product pricing. With a respected intellectual property know-how, the team excels in the prosecution and enforcement of patents.

Lefosse Advogados' Life Sciences department is composed by seasoned practitioners, who boast a solid expertise in the sector. The team is well equipped to provide assistance to important clients in several matters, including advisory services in high-complexity regulatory issues and in business transactions, as well as representing high-end clients in sophisticated judicial and administrative disputes.

Souto Correa Advogados joins the life science ranking this year after consistently impressing clients for the quality of its work in this field. The team boasts the ability to provide support on several complex matters, including price regulation and health technology. Clients range across pharma, biotech, medical device, food, cosmetic, veterinarian industries and healthcare service providers dealing with cases before the health and sanitary authorities.

Full-service firm Veirano Advogados joins the life sciences ranking this year after impressing clients and peers alike. The firm's multidisciplinary team is composed by experts in the healthcare and life sciences industry sectors. Lawyers are well equipped to deal with various matters including M&A, risk assessment, due diligence, competition between healthcare companies, data protection, recall, regulatory advice, legal opinions, veterinary vaccines, and more. The firm is frequently retained to represent important clients from the pharmaceutical, medical technology and biotech industries and also other regulated industries such as food and cosmetics.