The global life sciences practice at Sidley Austin LLP acts on high-profile litigation across the medical devices and biotech sectors, with vast knowledge of regulatory agencies. Maurits Lugard leads the practice, focusing on food and beverage, drugs, and medical devices. Maarten Meulenbelt specialises in EU regulatory matters, litigation, and competition law-related matters across the life sciences sector. Also of note is Michele Tagliaferri, who is leading the firm’s compliance work.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
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‘The team is very knowledgeable, creative, and commercially-minded. They are willing to come in as a partner to the business vs simply offering advice.'
- 'This team has managed to achieve outcomes that had been entirely written off by other firms and turned matters around for us when we found ourselves in our worst-case scenario. They have been innovative and tireless in their approach.’
‘Reliable, timely with a clear political understanding.’
Clients clés
- Les Laboratoires Servier
Points forts
- Represented French pharmaceutical company Les Laboratoires Servier, as co-lead counsel, before the CJEU in appeals by Servier and the European Commission against a General Court judgment, successfully obtaining the annulment of the Commission’s findings of an infringement of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Maurits Lugard
Autres avocats clés
Maarten Meulenbelt; Michele Tagliaferri