Biotechnology

Genomics and biotechnology are rapidly developing and highly sensitive businesses in which progress can often outpace the law, demanding the attention of lawyers with the ability to think both inventively and pragmatically. Our life sciences team is headed by a partner, recognized by legal commentators as a leader in the field, with extensive experience in advising biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, start-ups, and investors on matters including:

• Ethics
• R&D agreements
• Pharmaceutical regulations
• Registration, licensing, and protection of intellectual property rights
• Confidentiality agreements
• Assignments of rights
• Licensing
• Intellectual property strategies
• Disputes
• Data protection, storage, transfer, and mining
• M&A, joint ventures, and investments

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.

 

 

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Related Seminars

• Presentation entitled "Recent regulatory changes in Japan" at the seminar entitled "For Tech Companies looking to expand to Japan: Discuss with stakeholders on TIPS to enter the Market with the Government.," hosted by Embassy of Japan in the UK, Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Japan and the Fintech Association of Japan, June 28, 2019

 

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