Life sciences

Serving French and foreign businesses operating in the life science industry for numerous years, Soulier Bunch advises a diversified international clientele that includes pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers of medical devices and healthcare professionals on all legal issues that are specific to this industry.

As such, we assist our clients on domestic and cross-border corporate and business transactions, the protection and optimization of their IP rights, the set up and implementation of research partnerships, technology transfer agreements, cooperation contracts and licensing agreements.

We also assist all players in this business sector in connection with the regulatory requirements and obligations governing their activities (market authorizations, clinical trials, product advertising and promotion, protection of personal health data, exercise of telemedicine, etc.) as well as on all product liability related issues.

Our team comprises experienced lawyers who are familiar with the specificities and constraints of this constantly evolving business sector.

They provide legal assistance to pharmaceutical laboratories, biotechnology companies, manufacturers of medical devices and cosmetics, hospitals and health institutions, suppliers of health products, research facilities, public bodies as well as healthcare professional, private and institutional investors.

Representative Work

• Represented and successfully defended a publicly traded Korean pharmaceutical corporation against claims brought by a multinational French pharmaceutical company before the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France
• Defended a global medical device manufacturer against a patent ownership claim brought by a French public hospital.
• Assisted a French company specialized in the trade and lease of medical devices and the supply of home care services in connection with acquisition of a provider of medical solutions: due diligence, negotiation and preparation of the SPA and representations and warranties, and related legal documentation