Praised for its ability to see ‘the forest and the trees’, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP pulls together a strong offering that includes seed financing, patent protection, commercial disputes, M&A, merger control and regulatory matters. Alan Montgomery co-leads the practice and is geared to handle a range of cross-border transactional work in the life sciences sector. Fellow co-leadChris Parker KC’s contentious expertise is frequently relied upon by major pharmaceutical clients. The ‘client-friendly’ Sebastian Moore is a known name for co-ordinating patent litigation cases across Europe. Brussels-based Kyriakos Fountoukakos frequently advises life science sector clients on M&A transactions. Andrew Wells is well-placed to handle IP enforcement strategy. R&D-based pharmaceutical companies trust Jonathan Turnbull with a range of commercial mandates.
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Témoignages
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‘Smart, careful, ability to see the forest and the trees. Great ability to learn complex issues. Delivers advice that makes sense for the business, not just at law.’
‘Partner Sebastian Moore is very client-friendly, responsive and easy to work with.’
Clients clés
- Gilead Sciences, Inc
- AbbVie, Inc
- Roche
- Genus plc
- Abcam plc
- Biotage AB
- Johnson Matthey plc
- CSL Behring
- Sanofi
- Biogen
Points forts
- Advising Sanofi in a number of key jurisdictions – including the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, in developing litigation strategy for its multiple sclerosis drug, Aubagio®.
- Advised Biotage AB on its acquisition of Astrea Bioseparations, a high-growth chromatography solutions provider from Gamma Biosciences.
- Advising RTW Biotech, an investment fund focused on transformative biotech and medtech companies, on its recommended all-share acquisition of Arix's assets by RTW Biotech.
Avocats
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Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Alan Montgomery; Chris Parker KC
Autres avocats clés
Sebastian Moore; Kyriakos Fountoukakos; Hannah Ambrose; Andrew Wells; Jonathan Turnbull; Emily Bottle; Priyanka Madan