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Taylor Wessing offers a well-known practice that is active in both the healthcare and life sciences industries, with notable strength in transactions and related due diligence matters. It advises clients on contracts and data protection issues. The team is recommended for healthcare and pharmaceutical regulatory and compliance as well as intellectual property advice. It offers additional experience in distribution, drug and device advertising, device regulation and product liability disputes. Its lawyers act on behalf of private equity investors, pharmaceuticals companies, care home businesses, private hospital companies and specialist clinics.
Work Highlights
- Taylor Wessing defended AstraZeneca against product liability claims related to its COVID-19 vaccine and further assisted the client with trade mark disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Taylor Wessing has a good instinct for anticipating the complexity of a matter, even if not apparent at first sight, and allocating their resources accordingly."
"The team is fast, very competent and well connected."
"The law firm offers a high level of professionalism and is very reactive."
"Taylor Wessing is very good and effective and offers very good knowledge."
"Taylor Wessing has a good instinct for anticipating the complexity of a matter, even if not apparent at first sight, and allocating their resources accordingly."
"The team is fast, very competent and well connected."
"The law firm offers a high level of professionalism and is very reactive."
"Taylor Wessing is very good and effective and offers very good knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Manja Epping handles contractual matters, including cooperation, R&D and licensing agreements, as well as regulatory compliance advice. She is also noted for her strength in intellectual property and food law. Her clients include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as medical device manufacturers.
"She is very good and experienced."
Oliver Klöck acts for a wide-ranging clientele including hospitals, medical care centres, laboratories, investors and insurers on the regulatory aspects of high-volume transactions, cooperations and joint ventures.
Oliver Kirschner regularly advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on the sale and purchase of targets in the healthcare and life sciences sector, such as clinics and laboratories.
Wolfgang Rehmann is noted for advising pharmaceutical clients on compliance and the regulatory aspects of transactions. He also assists with issues related to medical devices.