Healthcare & Life Sciences
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 1
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Provided by DORDA
In the endless battle between a dense regulatory framework and strong innovation, you need the right partner. Somebody who maps out the fields for pioneers.
If you are looking for a sparring partner with tried and tested industry know-how, the DORDA Health & Life Science Group is the right partner for you. We liaise with clients to develop strategies that go far beyond purely legal advice. The DORDA Health & Life Science Group paves the way for clients to take entrepreneurial, reliable, legally secure action.
Leading life science companies, cutting-edge biotech firms, and promising e-health start-ups rely on the Austrian market leader with an international Band 1 reputation.
- Reliable risk assessment, practical instructions for action and economically viable solutions
- Sparring partner with extensive access to all market-relevant stakeholders
- Early identification of legal trends and proactive communication
- Advice on all regulatory issues relating to medicinal products, medical devices, food supplements, cosmetics, wholesalers and pharmaceutical law
- Specialized data protection consulting for the life sciences industry
- Legal check for highly regulated life science business models for start-ups and investors
- Internal/external audits and compliance reviews (FCPA, anti-bribery provisions)
- M&A, private equity, venture capital, and capital markets transactions for and in the life science industry
Chambers Review
Life sciences leader DORDA offers comprehensive expertise, with a strong focus on regulatory matters, pricing and reimbursement, advertising compliance, the implementation of clinical trials and product distribution. The team additionally assists life sciences clients with data protection and transactional work and represents them in disputes concerning contracts, unfair competition and product liability. Its impressive client base includes some of the world's biggest international pharmaceutical companies as well as Austrian medical technology businesses and distributors.
Work Highlights
- DORDA represented Philips in product liability, regulatory, and criminal proceedings with regards to a global recall of breathing devices and ventilators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"DORDA has outstanding lawyers who can cover all of the topics with high business acumen. They understand the sector and market environment, so can give their input into what happens on a wider scale."
"The team at DORDA is the best and most experienced life science team we have worked with so far."
"Francine Brogyányi has built a very strong team of young lawyers around her. They are also very up to date with the latest tech developments in health."
"They are super reactive, always manage to deliver on time, and are very solution-oriented."
"The team is reliable, fast and extremely service-driven."
"DORDA has outstanding lawyers who can cover all of the topics with high business acumen. They understand the sector and market environment, so can give their input into what happens on a wider scale."
"The team at DORDA is the best and most experienced life science team we have worked with so far."
"Francine Brogyányi has built a very strong team of young lawyers around her. They are also very up to date with the latest tech developments in health."
"They are super reactive, always manage to deliver on time, and are very solution-oriented."
"The team is reliable, fast and extremely service-driven."
Notable Practitioners
Market-leading practitioner Francine Brogyányi boasts long-standing experience in the life sciences field and is highly active advising prominent domestic and multinational clients on their business activities in Austria. She is particularly noted for her expertise in regulatory and compliance issues and assists with product certification, marketing, distribution and liability. She also advises on pricing and reimbursement matters, and regularly acts for pharmaceutical companies on clinical trials, commercial contracts as well as disputes.
"She is a very knowledgeable, assertive and pragmatic lawyer, who provides timely, risk-based advice with a broad understanding of the commercial environment and possible impacts."
"Francine Brogyányi has fantastic know-how of the market and sector, is pragmatic and solution-oriented, gets straight to the point, and you can rely on her to to take decisions together with you."
"Francine Brogyányi is one of the most renowned lawyers in Austria for pharma topics. She is knowledgeable, reacts quickly, providing a fast way for us to get answers, and has a deep understanding of what we do."
"She has good links to other jurisdictions, so when you have questions about other countries, it is helpful that she can liaise quickly."