Life Sciences - India
What the Team is Known For
Nishith Desai Associates houses a team that is well respected for advice on M&A and tax issues in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. The firm offers additional experience in pharmaceutical patent prosecution and litigation. The team is experienced in outbound acquisitions by Indian multinationals in the healthcare sector and also provides regulatory advice to international companies entering the market and importing products into India.
Strengths
"We have found their counsel to be very practical, legally compliant and effective in implementation."
"Nishith Desai Associates has an extremely responsive team."
"Experienced, practical and knowledgeable, the team is well-coordinated, highly responsive and produces a first-rate work product."
Notable Practitioners
Milind Antani leverages his experience practising as a surgeon to advise on a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters in the pharmaceutical and life sciences areas. He is highly sought after by Indian-headquartered and international pharmaceutical and life science companies. He is based in Mumbai. "Dr. Milind brings in his experience as a medical doctor as well as an experienced lawyer, providing practical solutions and logical outcomes for complex scenarios." "He is a highly valued counsel."
Gowree Gokhale heads the firm's IP team out of Mumbai and provides advice concerning advisory matters, as well as disputes. "Gowree has extremely good domain expertise and handles all matters with great passion."
