King & Spalding LLP delivers expertise in food, consumer goods and pharmaceutical law to manufacturers. The practice brings extensive experience in parallel import disputes, food supplements, dietary foods, as well as disputes with particular experience related to the Health Claims Regulation and the Falsified Medicines Directive. Practice head Ulf Grundmann represents clients throughout various phases of the product life cycle including product development, labelling, product launches, distribution, counterfeit protection, and recalls. Grundmann regularly appears before the CJEU where such proceedings have shaped legal developments, most notably influencing the law on parallel imports under the Medical Devices Regulation and legislative initiatives such as the “Road Map” for the Health Claims Regulation.
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Key clients
- Novartis
- GSK GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co. KG
- Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V.
- CSL Behring GmbH
- Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG
- Deutsche Homöopathie-Union DHU-Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG
- Eckes-Granini Group
- Amy’s Kitchen
- r. KADE Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH
Work highlights
Provided representation for Novartis Pharma AG as the original manufacturer in reference proceedings before the CJEU, regarding parallel imports of medicinal products.
Represented CSL Behring in disputes regarding the protection of IP rights following the CJEU rulings of November 17, 2022.
Representing Olin in a lawsuit alleging antitrust violations, relating to the supply of glycerine at certain conditions and related claims for damages.
Practice head
Ulf Grundmann
