Life Sciences
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
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+61 2 9230 4000About
Provided by Allens
Allens is the leading firm in life sciences in Australia. Life sciences have particular applications in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food science industries, and we advise a number of leading market participants across the board in navigating the rapidly changing legal and regulatory landscape and manage transactions, investments and disputes.
Drawing on our many decades of experience advising companies and governments on all legal aspects of the science behind living organisms, we continue to advise on the most significant pharmaceutical companies in patent disputes in Australia, such as Pfizer, in Federal Court proceedings regarding generics, which may be the subject of a High Court appeal.
Rapid innovation in personal health technology and personalised medicine is creating new ways to assist patients along with new challenges for regulators and industry participants. We are at the forefront of horizon issues in eHealth, such as IP issues for global wearable-tech company, Fitbit, and data sharing and privacy compliance issues relating to cutting edge software-based system for organ matching for the Red Cross.
Given the strong demand for healthcare assets, we are advising on industry consolidation and strategic realignment including asset-swap, carve-out and spin-out transactions. Our competition experts have an unbeatable track record in life sciences and healthcare, obtaining ACCC merger clearances and advising clients on the related consumer law and regulatory issues.
Chambers Review
Allens' widely respected practice offers a comprehensive range of skills to the life sciences industry, based on long experience advising both public and private sector players. Its life sciences team serves clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors as well as in areas such as agriculture and food sciences. Its team is in high demand where multiple levels of expertise are required, from corporate, merger, licensing and taxation questions to regulatory compliance, drawing upon the resources of the wider firm where required. The firm is especially renowned for its robust approach to the protection and enforcement of IP rights and active on merger clearance and other competition and consumer law issues. Notable clients include Pfizer, KKR and Telstra Health.
Work Highlights
- Allens advised Pacific Equity Partners on the sale of Lifehealthcare to Australasian healthcare group EBOS.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allens have been amazing. They have been an extension of our own business; they are more colleagues than a third party. They are very well versed in the regulatory environment and are very efficient, experienced and commercial in their advice."
"Allens have been amazing. They have been an extension of our own business; they are more colleagues than a third party. They are very well versed in the regulatory environment and are very efficient, experienced and commercial in their advice."
Notable Practitioners
Jeremy Low is based in Sydney and offers a wealth of experience acting for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, which he frequently advises on major M&A transactions and other corporate issues.