Life Sciences

The Lex Mundi Life Sciences group embraces a variety of matters related to medicinal products and medical devices, food products, food supplements and those for nutritional purposes, cosmetics, chemical preparations including biocides, crop protection products and the like.

Lex Mundi has an extensive network of life sciences law practitioners in over 160 member law firms in more than 100 countries. Member firm lawyers provide easy access to high-quality, focused legal advice and assistance needed to avoid problems from the very outset and solve problems when they arise later on. Firms can even help to identify new market opportunities and needs.  Clients can be confident of receiving high quality and cost-effective services in a timely manner for cross-border life sciences issues, be they local, state, regional, national or international in scope.

Members of the Lex Mundi Life Sciences group provide legal advice for regulatory matters, because production, launching onto the market and advertising of these specific products are subject to strict regulations which vary from country to country and are often subject to amendments. Members of the group represent clients before public authorities and in court in litigation with public bodies, competitors and consumers. Additionally, group members assist in investigations conducted by regulatory bodies and help to minimize the consequences of potential non-compliance and help to develop and implement relevant procedures.

Because of the complexity of issues in this business sector, lawyers in the Life Sciences group cooperate with other professionals from other jurisdictions and specialists in other areas of law. Lawyers work together with colleagues in the Health Care Industries, Agribusiness and Product Liability and Product Safety groups. As a result, clients can reliably depend on legal solutions provided by Lex Mundi’s member firms.

Extensive Expertise to Help Clients Face Legal Challenges in the Life Sciences sector:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Foodstuffs, including food supplements, enriched food, novel food, parnuts
• Cosmetics
• Biocides, detergents, pesticides and other chemical preparations
• Medical devices and pharmaceuticals
• Notifications, licensing and marketing authorizations
• Regulations on production, launching on the market, advertising and sales
• Sanitary and commercial quality inspections
• Reimbursement and health systems
• Litigation and appeals, mediation and arbitration

Thanks to cooperation with colleagues from other jurisdictions’ member firms, the Life Sciences group’s lawyers are able to provide comprehensive advice embracing more law regimes, which allows clients to develop their businesses globally. The network of lawyers monitors changes to laws governing the life sciences sector. The information gathered enables clients to adjust properly their commercial activities to the rapidly changing regulations on the one hand and to new technological developments and market demands, on the other. In order to consolidate its knowledge base, the Life Sciences group regularly prepares global practice guides on topical issues, such as: “Medical Devices”, and the “Food Supplement Regulations.”

Whatever the scope of your legal needs, you can count on receiving a knowledgeable, value-based, priority service from the Lex Mundi Life Sciences group.  When your organization’s legal needs move beyond the above-mentioned issues, our lawyers can promptly put you in touch with their colleagues who can best serve you in those areas with additional advice and support.