With a global reach, Simmons & Simmons specialises in regulatory, tax, and the entire scope of transaction matters in the life sciences and healthcare sector. The practice is spearheaded by Richard Li, with over fifteen years of experience spanning strategic collaborations, licensing agreements and M&A, to comprehensive expertise of the full FDA-regulated product lifecycle. Jingyuan Shi is equipped to handle transactions, compliance, IP and data protection matters.
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- ‘My work with Simmons & Simmons required extensive cross-border M&A expertise, as well as communication and negotiation skills, and also involved finding collaborators to collaborate on the work. The firm possesses strong capabilities in these areas.'
- ‘Extensive experience representing both parties in pharmaceutical BD transactions.'
‘The team's practice areas are unique among foreign law firms in the Chinese market. Most law firms engaged in life sciences business are mainly engaged in capital markets and intellectual property application and maintenance business, while the team's practice areas are mainly focused on cross-border transactions in life sciences, namely technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures, which is in line with the current overseas business focus of Chinese innovative pharmaceutical companies.'
‘Richard Li is diligent and responsive to clients. More importantly, he accurately understands his clients' business needs, offers valuable advice. He possesses excellent communication and negotiation skills, along with a strong network of contacts. He is able to drive project development at the right time and help bring in partners when external resources are needed. Richard's service quality has been exceptional on all the projects we've worked on.'
‘Richard Li's comprehensive experience in both parties involved and his deep understanding of the life sciences industry distinguish him from other lawyers.'
‘Richard Li is the contact person that I have worked with in the past year, and I am comfortable working with him in terms of communication, understanding of the requirement, and timeline.’
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Richard Li
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Jingyuan Shi