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Our Healthcare and Life Sciences team is one of the most integrated and comprehensive in Austria and across the CEE/SEE region. We advise industry players of all types: from established international companies and public authorities to start-ups and emerging growth companies. Our service offering encompasses the full range of sector-specific advice, from drug admission and licencing, reimbursement, marketing, patent disputes, product liability, clinical trials, to cooperation contracts, interaction with HCPs, distribution agreements data protection. In public procurement matters, we have a solid track record in advising both contracting authorities and bidders. A further particular strength of the practice is our work on corporate, M&A and financing transactions in the healthcare and life sciences sector, as well as advice in relation to (corporate) restructurings and market entry in the CEE/SEE region.

Chambers Review

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Healthcare & Life Sciences - Austria

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

As one of the largest firms in the market, Wolf Theiss's life sciences and healthcare expertise is embedded in a full-service offering, making for an especially broad practice. The team regularly advises international life sciences companies on high-volume M&A transactions, commercial activities and connected regulatory issues in Austria. It also has a strong focus on the healthcare space and advises Austrian hospital associations and insurers on procurement matters. The law firm additionally represents clients in contentious issues, such as product liability, unfair competition and patent enforcement disputes. Clients benefit from Wolf Theiss's strong CEE network, which makes it a popular choice for multi-jurisdictional mandates in the region that require coordination.

Work Highlights

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Wolf Theiss assisted Telix with its acquisition of Dedicaid, which included legal advice on regulatory clearances.

Strengths

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"The lawyers at Wolf Theiss are very responsive, they handle things quickly and solve them in the way we need them to."

Healthcare & Life Sciences respondent
Europe

"The team is very good, knowledgeable and works in a sophisticated and cost-effective way."

Healthcare & Life Sciences respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Georg Kresbach
3
Georg Kresbach
3
Band 3

Georg Kresbach offers many years of experience in life sciences mandates and is able to assist with a variety of matters. In addition to handling the regulatory and IP aspects of M&A deals, he covers corporate and commercial issues around entering the Austrian market, as well as product regulation, compliance and liability. He is also well versed in patent litigation. His clients include international pharmaceutical companies and Austrian medical device manufacturers.

"Georg Kresbach is always nice and super user-friendly. He is very approachable, on top of his game and has always given me the advice I required."

"Georg Kresbach has extensive knowledge in the life science products area."

"He is a good contact for matters that include Eastern and Central Europe."

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Healthcare & Life Sciences
Georg Kresbach
3
Georg Kresbach
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Band 3
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Members

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Adolf Zemann

Florian Kusznier

Head of Department

Harald Strahberger

Johann Hwezda

Kurt Retter

Manfred Essletzbichler

Maren Jergolla-Wagner

Martina Edlinger

Roland Marko

Wolfgang Lauchner

Clients

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B.Braun Melsungen

Edwards Lifesciences

Gilead

Government of Lower Austria

Hologic

Insulet

Lifebrain

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (MSD)

Moderna

Novartis

Pfizer

Roche

Royal DSM

Sarepta

SeaGen International

Smith & Nephew

Straumann

Vienna Hospital Association (Wiener Gesundheitsverbund)

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