Our dynamic and progressive Life Sciences team is nimble, creative and innovative in their approach to pushing the boundaries of science and law and bringing you closer to your aspirations and goals.
Our team offers clients a full-service approach, with transactional, tax, competition, intellectual property, medicines regulatory and compliance professionals working seamlessly together to support Life Sciences companies who push the boundaries of science and law.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Advised and litigated on behalf of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a leading global pharmaceutical company, on regulatory and patent matters concerning the launch of dimethyl fumarate in the Netherlands.
Advised a major listed healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution business on complex multi-party litigation in the Queensland Supreme Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court. Matters involved third-party claims arising from former employee conduct and enterprise agreement disputes, addressing employer indemnification, workforce restructures, and national industrial relations strategy issues.
Advised Horizon 3 Healthcare, a healthcare investment fund as lead investor in an additional €20.5 million funding round for Xeltis, a clinical-stage medtech company developing transformative implantable medical devices.
Acting in Commercial Court proceedings for Life Sciences company in relation to licence and supply agreement dispute.
Acting for Pharmaceutical company in relation to enforcement of its patent rights in Ireland.
Advising Irish healthcare company on Trade Mark registration and brand protection.
Advising a US technology group, including representation in negotiations with the works council on the conclusion of IT works agreements.
Advising Cairnwell Developments Limited, a property development company operating in the healthcare sector in connection with claims by a building contractor for additional compensation. We advised in relation to a series of adjudications (including a smash and grab adjudication) concerning payment, time and defects.
Advising a healthcare wholesaler on its strategic supplier arrangements with key customers in Australia, including structuring security of payment arrangements, equity options over the strategic supplier’s business and associated protections.
Advised a major international Private Equity-backed intellectual property advisory business on its expansion in the German market.
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Partner, Head of Life sciences
EmailCharlotte is a life sciences specialist with 20 years' experience advising clients in the sector. Charlotte's primary expertise is contentious intellectual property, particularly advising on complex multi-jurisdictional pharmaceutical patent and SPC strategies and litigation. She is based in London and Dublin.
Legal Director
EmailJo is an intellectual property specialist. She advises on the creation, protection, commercialisation and enforcement of all aspects of intellectual property, including patents, copyright, trade marks, design rights and confidential information.
Global Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry
EmailDavid is our Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry and leads our global offering to clients in these sectors. He is recognised as a market leader in technology and privacy litigation, having acted in some of the most complex and groundbreaking litigation in the tech space.
Legal Director
EmailSarah deals with forward fundings, acquisitions, disposals and lettings. Sarah specialises in healthcare and later living and deals with the acquisition, letting, sale and forward funding of care homes and later living development sites and provides strategic later living advice.
Partner
EmailStuart co-leads our PFI/PPP market globally. He acts for procurers, sponsors, contractors, FM contractors and lenders across a wide range of infrastructure and energy sub-sectors in the UK and internationally, covering the full project lifecycle.
Partner
EmailAllistair is one of the lead partners in our Tier 1 ranked Life sciences & health transactional team.
Partner
EmailBen delivers commercially focused employment and reward advice to international clients in the Life Sciences, Retail, and Financial Services sectors. Ben adds value through strategic insight, regulatory expertise, and a growing interest in AI implementation.
Partner
EmailAndrew specialises in advising on major commercial projects with a focus on the transformation of businesses through outsourcing and technology.
Partner
EmailVirginia has in-depth experience on contentious and non contentious intellectual property and unfair competition matters, with a strong focus on pan-European patent litigation in an extensive range of sectors.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
Charlotte Weekes
Partner, Head of Life sciences