Led by Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti, the Bird & Bird practice advises clients across the healthcare and life sciences industry on complex patent and regulatory matters. Mostardini and Antonella De Gregori handle patent infringement disputes, advertising compliance for medical products, and issues related to clinical trials, patent filings, and preliminary injunctions. Claudia Ricciardi focuses on pharma sale transactions, GCP inspections, and data protection compliance. Evelina Marchesoni assists Galimberti on Unified Patent Court proceedings and matters for international pharma clients. Mauro Turrini is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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- 'Ms Elisabetta Bandera, as well as her colleagues, are unfailingly kind, supportive, patient, and available. This, on top of their rock-solid expertise, which gave us a sense of reliability and release from the complexity of the situation we were/are facing.’
- ‘The team appeared extremely prepared, competent, and reliable on the matters of our interest; on top, they seemed to be very well-oiled & synergistic. As a result, we felt supported & guided through from a strategy point of view.’
- ‘Individuals are trustworthy, smart, available, responsive, and transparent.’
- ‘B&B team is structured, diverse, and composed of many young, talented, and experienced professionals. They are able to immediately understand and identify the client's needs and propose solutions and support well-tailored.’
Key clients
- Alcon Italia
- Benefis
- Dexcom
- DOC Generici
- Doctolib
- Edwards Lifesciences
- Fisher & Paykel
- Gruppo San Donato
- Heska Corporation
- INCIPIT
- Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
- ISchema View
Work highlights
Represented Menarini in proceedings for provisional measures, including appeal, and main proceedings filed by Insulet in the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court.
Assisted DOC Pharma, a leading company in the production of generic drugs in Italy, controlled by the US private equity giant TPG and partially owned by ICG, on the acquisition of the business unit of Geofarma S.r.l.
Represented multiple medical device companies in appealing to the Administrative Tribunal for Lazio against the Ministry of Health's decree certifying a €2.2 billion expenditure overrun for medical device purchases from 2015 to 2018.
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Practice head
Giovanni Galimberti; Massimiliano Mostardini
Other key lawyers
Antonella De Gregori; Claudia Ricciardi; Elisabetta Bandera; Evelina Marchesoni; Mauro Turrini