Ms Sarah Drukarch > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Pestalozzi
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Work Department

Corporate / M&A; Environment, Social, Governance (ESG); IP & TMT; Life Sciences

Position

Sarah Drukarch is a partner and member of Pestalozzi’s IP & TMT, Life Sciences, as well as Corporate/M&A practice groups in Zurich. She specializes in intellectual property, with a particular focus on life sciences, and also frequently advises clients on matters of unfair competition, data protection, food and healthcare as well as IT and media law. Sarah’s expertise has been recognized by her continued inclusion as Rising Star for Switzerland by IP Stars since 2020.

Sarah Drukarch advises and represents domestic and foreign corporations in the life sciences sector as well as in a broad range of other industries, including foodstuffs, consumer goods, media, ICT, and automotive, with establishing and maintaining intellectual property rights and related licensing and transfer matters. Her broad IP experience covers both national and cross-border M&A transactions as well as contentious matters.

In the field of life sciences, Sarah Drukarch is regularly involved in the negotiations for international research and development projects, covering all ranges and aspects of pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing set-ups. She advises manufacturers and service providers of regulated products comprehensively, for example in connection with supply chain and distribution arrangements for pharmaceutical products and medical devices, marketing authorizations, industry-specific permits, know-how protection, marketing, compliance and vigilance, sponsoring, compensation, rights in data, as well as other complex contract negotiations. In addition, Sarah handles disputes in the life sciences industry and represents clients in international arbitration proceedings, before domestic state courts, and administrative authorities.

Career

Partner at Pestalozzi (2023), Part time secondment at a global medical device manufacturer advising the local business units for the end customer market (2020), Senior Associate at Pestalozzi (2020), Part time secondment at a global medical device manufacturer focusing on contractual & regulatory requirements for clinical trials (2018), Associate at Pestalozzi (2016), Admission to Swiss bar (2016), Junior Associate at Pestalozzi (2015)

Languages

German, English, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, French

Memberships

Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA) – officer in the IP and Entertainment Law Committee, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Licensing Executives Society Switzerland (LES), Swiss Association for Intellectual Property Law (INGRES), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

Education

University of Lucerne: Master of Law (2014), Exchange student Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia (2013), University of Lucerne: Bachelor of Law (2012)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection

Acting for international and national blue chip and service companies, Pestalozzi’s wide-ranging expertise is comprised of disputes involving data protection issues, cyber criminality issues and use of digital data on ICT platforms. The team increasingly handles legal issues arising from digital medical data and their relevance for research and development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Michèle Burnier leads the practice and is prominent within the Swiss civil and criminal courts. Arbitration expert Thomas Legler and Sarah Drukarch, who specialises in both life sciences and corporate areas, bolster the practice. Markus Winkler is another name to note.

Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences

Praised for its ‘outstanding‘ work, the team at Pestalozzi acts for a variety of clients, including service providers, financial investors, and manufacturers of medical devices. The group has deep bench strength across a broad range of issues involving import and export regulations, the application of medicinal products, and the distribution of cannabis products. Practice co-head Franz Schubiger is noted for his vast expertise in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, and restructurings. Lara Dorigo co-leads the team, and is known for her expansive knowledge of disputes within the life sciences sector, with particular emphasis on small molecules, biosimilars, and monoclonal antibodies. Co-head Christian Roos leads the firm’s employment and pensions practice, advising on social plan negotiations and restrictive covenants within the pharma and medical device industries. Sarah Drukarch regularly assists both domestic and overseas companies on R&D project negotiations, and post-marketing set-ups.

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