With experience across the pharmaceutical, healthcare, cosmetic, food and beverage, agribusiness, biotechnology, and medical devices sectors, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja's life sciences and healthcare practice handles a wide range of matters, including commercial agreements, M&A, regulatory and compliance matters, dispute resolution, and IP. The practice is jointly led by Estanislao Olmos, who specialises in life sciences M&A, distribution agreements, and regulatory matters, and Dámaso Pardo, whose experience covers IP, trade agreements, as well as pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology patents. Other key practitioners include administrative and regulatory law specialist Juan Zocca, who assists pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotech companies on ANMAT registrations, medicinal cannabis regulations, and compliance with chemical precursor laws, and Gabriel Lozano, whose main strength lies in M&A and competition matters.
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Key clients

  • Laboratorio Elea Phoenix
  • Framingham Pharma
  • WeFiv
  • Laboratorios Bagó.
  • Cinven Group
  • Metagenics
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Wella
  • Boston Scientific
  • Natura
  • Coty
  • Cosméticos Avon
  • Siemens Healthineers
  • Roemmers
  • Gador
  • Fresenius Medical Care
  • Droguería Suizo Argentina
  • CCU
  • Bunge Argentina
  • Cargill SACI

Work highlights

Advising Farmatodo on Argentina’s pharmaceutical regulatory framework, assisting with regulatory analysis, contractual matters, and public affairs engagement with governmental and healthcare stakeholders.
Advises Laboratorios Elea Phoenix S.A. on all legal matters, including its regional expansion, strategic partnerships with international players, and legal challenges in Argentina.
Advising Chilean brewing company CCU on regulations on food products related to its daily operations, such as labelling, classification and advertisement regulations.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Estanislao Olmos; Dámaso Pardo

Other key lawyers

Juan Zocca; Gabriel Lozano