The healthcare and life sciences group at S. Horowitz & Co is ‘very professional, persistent and serious’. The firm offers a full range of advice on intellectual property, regulatory, product liability, antitrust and commercial matters, and it has a prominent role in class action litigation and other complex disputes. The practice is led by IP specialists Tal Band, Dovev Apel, and Ran Vogel, all of whom are significantly involved in drafting and reviewing major legislation processes before the Ministry of Health and the Israeli parliament. Asaf Rentsler is a key adviser on disputes involving hospitals, health professionals, patients, pharmaceuticals companies, and government agencies. Up-and-coming partners Moran Katz and Yair Ziv handle intellectual property and regulatory matters concerning pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Very professional, persistent and serious.'
  • 'Ori Bustanai and Ofer Kovac are serious and professional.'

Key clients

  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  • Sanofi S.A.
  • Masimo International SARL
  • Clever Leaves Holdings, Inc.
  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  • Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  • Natera Inc
  • The Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Society of the Manufacturer’s Association of Israel
  • Maccabi Healthcare Services
  • Procter & Gamble Israel Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Represented Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a motion for preliminary injunction submitted by Novartis AG, regarding Teva's important launch and subsequent commercial activity in Europe with regards to Fingolimod.
  • Representing Sanofi Aventis SA in a highly complex motion for certification of a class action suit in the amount of USD1.5bn, regarding the scope of the information contained in the Consumer Medicine leaflet and summary of product characteristics leaflet.
  • Representing Dexcel and Dexcel Pharma in motions for certification of class actions in connection with an alleged defect in a pharmaceutical preparation, totalling approximately NIS503m.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Tal Band; Dovev Apel; Ran Vogel

Other key lawyers

Ori Bustanai; Ofer Kovac; Asaf Rentsler; Moran Katz; Yair Ziv