Benefitting from strong working ties to the firm's other departments, including litigation and antitrust, full-service outfit Mattos Filho is home to a life sciences and healthcare practice that provides legal support in the entire spectrum of sector-related mandates. The firm's multidisciplinary allows it to be present in a variety of key segments, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services. Multinational and domestic players regularly turn to the team for its strong expertise in regulatory and contractual matters. Singled out for her knowledge of the regulatory requirements affecting companies wishing to develop their presence in Brazil, Ana Cândida Sammarco has a wealth of experience in the structuring of healthcare plan agreements and in the implementation of new technologies, including medical cannabis. Gustavo Swenson Caetano 'has an exceptional understanding of the industry and always provides practical and thoughtful advice’; he is a key contact IP-related mandates, and regulatory and contractual in the food and beverage industry.
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‘Mattos Filhos is one of the best law firms and very experience in healthcare and life sciences.’
‘Gustavo Swenson Caetano- great performance, good knowledge, and always available.'
‘Excellent team that looks for options to assist business. They have a good balance between partners and Ana Cândida Sammarco is particularly sharp and good, generating excellent relationships with clients by understanding their needs.’
‘Firm with very specialised professionals who place the client's needs as a central point in discussing the case.’
‘Gustavo Swenson Caetano - always available and manages to state the topics clearly and objectively.’
‘Mattos Filho has a great reputation and consistently provides excellent work. ’
‘Gustavo Swenson Caetano has an exceptional understanding of the industry and always provides practical and thoughtful advice.’
‘Both Gustavo Swenson Caetano and Ana Cândida Sammarco bring a lot of technicality and lightness to the negotiations. Both partners in the life sciences practice, Ana and Gustavo have very bold, technical and strategic visions and suggestions.’
Key clients
- Medtronic
- Bayer
- Sanofi
- Fugini Alimentos
- Amgen
- Hypera Pharma
- Raia Drogasil
- Aché
- Establishment Labs/Motiva
- ABBI - Associação Brasileira de Bioinovação
Work highlights
- Represented Fugini Alimentos in the execution of a product recall before Brazilian health-related authorities, the development of a quality system remediation plan and in tackling a closure order that suspended the company’s manufacturing activities.
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Leading partners
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Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Other key lawyers
Ana Cândida Sammarco; Gustavo Swenson Caetano