Spice Route Legal’s life sciences and health care team offers a wide scope of practice, providing regulatory expertise and advice on M&A transactions in the global and domestic sphere. With clients spanning the cosmetics, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors, the team is well-regarded as a go-to firm and is co-headed by Praveen Raju, who boasts extensive experience in corporate law and has recently advised on investment into a firm in the dental sector. Co-head Aadya Misra specialises in cybersecurity and is recognised for her work in assisting clients in data-heavy aspects of the life sciences and health care industries. Mathew Chacko advises on regulatory issues, with clients including health-tech and medical technology companies. Working alongside them, Dhruvo Das is noted for advisory work on market entry strategies and emerging technologies, such as integrating artificial intelligence into the sector. Finally, Ajeeth Srinivas brings expertise in dispute management in emerging technologies, allowing the team to offer an extensive range of support to clients in the sector.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- 'Spice Route Legal is an excellent team setting high stands of professionalism, diligence and reliability.'
- 'Spice Route Legal has been extremely satisfying, they have always put our needs no matter how small above all else and dedicate their valuable time to addressing them even. Also in tough situation their calm demeanour has only aided negotiations and successful closure of contracts.'
- 'Good skill level and knowledge of the team, knowledge of global corporate law.'
- 'Flexibility to accommodate timeline, ability to listen, and ability to think broadly and deeply.'
Key clients
- Ananta Capital
- Craft Research and Hospitals
- CureCollect
- Galderma
- Good Food Institute
- InnovXcare Solutions
- ICICI Venture
- Neogen Chemicals
- Noora Health
- Qure.ai
- Rahi Care
- Sophia Genetics
Work highlights
Advising CureCollect, a leading Oxford-headquartered research company, on collection of health data from Indian residents, use of AI on data, and sale of such data to pharmaceutical companies and R&D institutions globally.
Assisted ICICI Venture with its investment in DentCare Dental Lab, a global leader in dental laboratory services.
Assisting Mave Health with navigating US and Indian regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA and CCPA compliance, to assist with the cross-border launch of its AI-driven mental wellness platform and Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) device.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Renuka Abraham
Practice head
Praveen Raju; Aadya Misra
Other key lawyers
Mathew Chacko; Dhruvo Das; Ajeeth Srinivas; Renuka Abraham