Bird & Bird
Description
Bird & Bird is a truly international law firm with 1,700 lawyers worldwide and a global network spanning 32 offices in 22 countries. Offering leading-edge expertise across a full range of legal services with a particular focus on technology driven, IP-rich and regulated industries;, the firm gathers specialists in cross‑border and multi‑jurisdictional work who are excellent at managing complex projects across multiple regions with a seamless one‑firm approach.
A global leader in life sciences and healthcare
With over 280 experts globally and a wealth of hands-on experience from working inside life sciences companies and regulatory bodies, our expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sector is second-to-none.
With increased regulatory scrutiny, pricing and cost pressures, as well as the rapid developments in genomic technology and AI leading to a more personalised approach to medicine and healthcare, businesses and organisations in the life sciences and healthcare sector face a growing number of complex legal and regulatory challenges in order to stay competitive.
A leading French team
Our French team is one of the largest multidisciplinary Life Sciences & Healthcare teams in France with 16 lawyers, of which 4 partners and 1 of counsel bringing a unique combination of Intellectual Property, Corporate, Regulatory, AI, Data protection, Licensing and commercial transactions, EU & Competition, Employment and Tax to the market.
Our multidisciplinary team can advise you on every aspect of the business cycle of your product or service.
We guide you through financing, managing, exploiting and enforcing your IP. We advise you on regulatory and contractual issues, clinical trials and help you securing marketing authorisation.
We work with a vast array of companies including pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices companies, start-ups and university spin outs, financial institutions, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors as well as contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) and clinical research organisations (CROs).
Smarter healthcare for the 21st century
Thanks to our unique IP & IT expertise, we help our clients deliver smarter healthcare for the 21st century. Our focus on e-health projects, strategic partnerships, outsourcings and large-scale networked IT is complemented by the ecommerce, data protection compliance and regulatory work that Bird & Bird undertakes for clients operating in the sector.
Many of our lawyers are qualified scientists and/or worked in life sciences companies and regulatory organisations before they became lawyers. Therefore they have a detailed understanding of the products and services that form the core of your business. They are also often called on in an advisory capacity for their specialist knowledge and insight on large international projects or disputes.
Our practice is built on the belief that it is key to understand the scientific, ethical and business challenges that stakeholders face in the sector. We take these into account in a practical and commercial way when advising our clients. We look closely at your commercial objectives and provide tailored strategic advice that will help you to achieve them.
Thought leaders
Our deep industry knowledge helps us to remain at the forefront of legal developments, ensuring we keep you briefed on any changes or opportunities that may affect your business or markets.
Technology
We developed proprietary tools to make your life easier. That clearly sets us apart from the pack.
Company members
Emmanuelle Porte, Jean-Claude Vecchiatto, Caroline Arrighi-Savoie, Alexandre Vuchot, Oriane Zubcevic, Pascaline Sagot, Sylvie Hamel, Johanna Harelimana
