Contacts:
Ina Brock, Munich
Asher Rubin, Baltimore

Businesses in the life sciences industry face a multitude of complex legal challenges along the entire life of their products and concerning the organization itself. With a network of more than 350 life sciences lawyers and specialists worldwide, we serve our clients at every stage of their products' life cycle, including discovery, research and development; intellectual property protection; regulatory approval; commercialization; antitrust, product liability; litigation; and corporate transactions. Our cross-disciplinary approach, the deep bench of talent we have in virtually every discipline, and our knowledge of and contacts with U.S., European, and Asian government agencies enable us to help clients operate or expand globally and achieve their long-term business objectives.

Our team can help you navigate the legal and regulatory landscape in the countries in which you do business and advise you on import and export issues and on cross-border transactions. Wherever and whenever you need advice, we are able to support you with dedicated and experienced life sciences lawyers.

Our life sciences practitioners have an in-depth understanding of the businesses they serve. We can leverage our in-house science unit, the insider knowledge of former industry in-house counsel, and the experience of lawyers who held senior leadership positions at the Food and Drug Administration and other relevant government agencies in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

PLC magazine's Life Sciences Super Leagues, based on independent research, ranked us in the top five of the Regulatory Super League and the Life Sciences Industry Super League, 2009.

• Ranked second tier in life sciences, Chambers Global, 2010
• Ranked number two in life sciences (nationwide), Chambers USA, 2010
• Ranked number two in life sciences in California, Chambers USA, 2010
• Ranked number one in the District of Columbia in healthcare and pharmaceutical/medical products; highly ranked in New York, Maryland, and Florida, Chambers USA, 2010
• Ranked in the top five in PLC's Life Sciences Regulatory Super Leagues and its Life Sciences Industry Super League, 2009
• Several individual recommendations in life sciences in Europe, Who's Who Legal: Life Sciences, 2010
• Leading firm for life sciences: product liability in Germany, PLC Cross-border Life Sciences Handbook, 2009 - 2010
• Leading practices in life sciences: regulatory and life sciences: regulatory (medical devices); highly recommended practice in life sciences: government enforcement and investigations; recommended practice in life sciences: competition/antitrust, PLC Which Lawyer? USA, 2009  
• Highly recommended practice in life sciences in China, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Poland, the Russian Federation, and the UK, PLC Which Lawyer? Non-US, 2010
• Consistently top ranked (first tier) in Germany for pharmaceutical and medical devices law, JUVE Handbook (the leading directory)
• Ranked number one in Brussels in EU Regulatory for food and drugs and pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, European Legal 500, 2009