Ms Ana Cândida Sammarco > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mattos Filho
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil

Work Department

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Position

Partner

Career

Leading our Life Sciences & Healthcare practice, Ana works with various Brazilian government agencies, notably the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS). She counsels and litigates on behalf of domestic and foreign clients on regulatory, transactional and contractual matters. Ana previously practiced at the New York office of Linklaters LLP

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

Ana is part of the São Paulo Bar Association’s (OAB-SP) Special Committee on Health Law and Special Committee on Medical and Health Law.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie;
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – University of Miami, EUA;
Extension course in Business Negotiaion – Harvard Law School, Cambridge;
Extension course in Business Law – Escola de Formação da Sociedade Brasileira de Direito Público (SBDP).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Life sciences

(Next Generation Partners)

Ana Cândida Sammarco  –Mattos Filho

Noted for its ‘prompt service, technical capacity and negotiation skills‘, Mattos Filho handles regulatory, contractual and litigation matters for a diverse group of life sciences and healthcare players. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthtech, food and beverages, and medical device companies regularly turn to the team for advice on the gamut of industry-related matters, including corporate transactions, clinical trials, product development and pricing. Practice head Ana Cândida Sammarco is singled out for her experience in life sciences regulatory issues; she regularly advises on the structuring of healthcare plan agreements, implementation of new technologies, and drafting and negotiating supply and distribution agreements. Fellow co-leader Gustavo Swenson Caetano utilises his IP and food law expertise to handle contractual, commercial and transactional work in the life sciences sector.