John Wilkinson
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Life Sciences: Transactional
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About
Provided by John Wilkinson
Practice Areas
- Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Corporate Partnering & Licensing
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Healthcare
- Medtech
- Public Companies
- Emerging Companies
- Venture Capital
Career
John Wilkinson's practice focuses primarily on the life sciences sector, advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies on a wide range of IP, regulatory, antitrust and transactional matters. Amongst other things, John's practice has involved a number of highly complex alliances and joint ventures, co-promotional and co-marketing arrangements, distribution and supply agreements, together with the operational, IP, antitrust and regulatory issues relating to such transactions.
Before qualifying as a lawyer, John obtained a degree in chemistry from Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine and spent five years in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry working in drug development and other areas.
Chambers Review
UK
John Wilkinson is a go-to for capital financing for emerging biotechnology companies and acquisitions advice for large corporate clients. He is also recommended for his advice on ambitious collaboration agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is a very experienced, knowledgeable lawyer with not only the expertise but a very pleasant manner when assisting in complex negotiations."
"One of the best. John is a long trusted lawyer with wide experience and commercial smarts."
"John is very talented, knowledgeable and pragmatic. He has a strong business understanding and an excellent science background."
"John is a very experienced, knowledgeable lawyer with not only the expertise but a very pleasant manner when assisting in complex negotiations."
"One of the best. John is a long trusted lawyer with wide experience and commercial smarts."
"John is very talented, knowledgeable and pragmatic. He has a strong business understanding and an excellent science background."