Olivier Van Obberghen > Quinz > Vilvoorde, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Quinz Offices
MEDIALAAN 28B
1800 VILVOORDE
Belgium
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Olivier Van Obberghen
Work Department
Life Sciences & Technology
Intellectual property
Media and entertainment
Position
Olivier Van Obberghen is an R&D, commercial transactions and M&A lawyer with a focus on the Life Sciences and Innovative Technologies sectors. He also advises companies active in the consumer goods and media industries.
His Life Sciences practice has three main areas of expertise: (i) transactional work (R&D and supply chain contracts; distribution; licensing and M&A), (ii) compliance advice (transparency; promotion of drug products; patient involvement) and (iii) regulatory assistance.
Career
Partner – Quinz | September 2011 – Present
External Legal Counsel (secondee) – UCB Pharma | February 2009 – September 2011
External Legal Counsel (secondee) – Unilever | March 2008 – August 2011
Partner – Van Obberghen (Attorneys) | February 2003 – August 2011
Associate – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | September 2000 – January 2003
Languages
Dutch, French and English
Memberships
Brussels Bar; Licensing Executive Society, European Centre for Clinical Research Training
Education
- University of Chicago, Law School, LL.M, 2000
- Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), LL.B. 1996 and JD 1999 (magna cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
(Leading individuals)With an ‘unsurpassed level of excellence‘, the team at Quinz is hailed by clients as the ‘finest life sciences and healthcare practice in Belgium‘, dispensing advice to international consortiums and biotech companies on both domestic and international projects. Practice co-head Olivier Van Obberghen stands out for his ‘visionary passion‘ for strategic transactions, including supply chain and spin-off projects, in addition to pharma compliance work. Co-head Pieter Wyckmans is noted for his ‘unequalled‘ regulatory knowledge surrounding clinical development, pricing and reimbursement, and market access issues. Michiel D’herde is particularly adept at advising on international research collaborations, while Marion Lapage is known for handling a broad range of issues arising throughout product life cycles, such as logistics services, licensings, and R&D outsourcing projects.
Comparative Guides
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Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Belgium
- Leading individuals Belgium > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences