Olivier Van Obberghen
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Life Sciences: Domestic
Band 2
About
Provided by Olivier Van Obberghen
Practice Areas
Olivier Van Obberghen serves clients active in the life sciences sector (including healthcare) as well as investors targeting the sector.
Olivier practices as an all-round life sciences lawyer. He assists in strategic (licensing, M&A and financing) and operational (R&D, supply chain, distribution & logistics) transactions. He provides advice in all regulatory aspects concerning the sector and developed a robust expertise in compliance related matters (interactions with healthcare professionals and patients, promotion of drug products and medical devices, data privacy & security, anti-bribery & anti-corruption). Intellectual property, competition law and product liability are core underlying focus areas of his life sciences practice.
Career
Partner - Quinz | September 2011 - Present
External Legal Counsel (secondee) - UCB Pharma | February 2009 - September 2011
External Legal Counsel (secondee) - Unilever | March 2008 - August 2011
Partner - Van Obberghen (Attorneys) | February 2003 - August 2011
Associate - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | September 2000 - January 2003
Chambers Review
Europe
Co-head of department Olivier Van Obberghen acts for clients on issues including the protection of patients' health data, clinical trial agreements and market access.
Contributions
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Olivier is very flexible and his level of service and clarity of communication are exemplary. He is a sophisticated lawyer who can elegantly translate complex legal matters into plain explanations, and his commercial awareness and vision is incredible."
"Olivier is an invaluable asset to our organisation."
"Olivier is a brilliant and experienced lawyer who has extensive knowledge of the life sciences sector. He is a very pleasant person to work with."
"Olivier Van Obberghen is a superb lawyer who can help you navigate complex issues with practical and robust solutions."
"Olivier Van Obberghen is a very tenured professional with broad life science expertise in different business areas. He is always available and constantly displays a business partner attitude."
"Olivier is very flexible and his level of service and clarity of communication are exemplary. He is a sophisticated lawyer who can elegantly translate complex legal matters into plain explanations, and his commercial awareness and vision is incredible."
"Olivier is an invaluable asset to our organisation."
"Olivier is a brilliant and experienced lawyer who has extensive knowledge of the life sciences sector. He is a very pleasant person to work with."
"Olivier Van Obberghen is a superb lawyer who can help you navigate complex issues with practical and robust solutions."
"Olivier Van Obberghen is a very tenured professional with broad life science expertise in different business areas. He is always available and constantly displays a business partner attitude."