With extensive experience in healthcare and life sciences, Dentons advises domestic and cross-border clients in jurisdictions including the USA, the UK, and China. Luca Pocobelli leads the team in Rome, focusing on healthcare, advising on the sale of medical-assisted technologies, acquisitions, due diligence, and the sale of subsidiaries. Ilaria Gobbato specialises in life sciences, assisting with the acquisition of testing services companies, negotiating the restructuring of financial and economic plans, and handling administrative proceedings before the Administrative Court of Milan, including public tender procedures. The team is also experienced in advising against serious allegations made by employees and criminal proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A great team, always ready to assist us.'
- ‘Ilaria Gobbato is great and very qualified.’
- ‘A perfectly arranged law firm with extensive and concrete expertise. Very fast and comprehensive execution times, reduced and precise compared to other experiences. A team of highly skilled professionals, accustomed to working as a single team, which is extremely strategic and positive, allowing for quick turnaround times and solutions. Availability, expertise, and speed of execution are the advantages of this firm.’
- ‘The availability, professionalism, and dedication to their work are distinctive traits of the professionals I work with. I appreciate their constructive and problem-solving-focused approach, which always aims to find the best legal solution to the issues faced in the management of our businesses. They are serious, competent, and timely professionals who manage issues, giving you the feeling that they are not external partners, but an integral part of your company.'
- 'The activity carried out was conducted with professionalism and constant presence on the part of the team; the customers were followed with competence and patience, even in explaining the most complex issues. The organisation of activities and meetings has always been very flexible and precise. Furthermore, the team made technological systems available, such as the telematic platform for carrying out activities and uploading documents.’
- ‘The people on the team have demonstrated a great ability to adapt to the situation and have always had the right sensitivity towards customers by providing competent but human support, helping to understand legal and economic issues in an effective and simple way.’
Key clients
- ARCHIMED
- White Lab
- White Bridge Investments
- PureLabs
Work highlights
Advised ARCHIMED on the sale of a majority stake in DIESSE Diagnostica Senese, a leading Italian manufacturer of innovative diagnostic systems and reagents dedicated to the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market, to Fremman Capital.
Assisted CDP Venture Capital in closing a Series A round in favour of Rubedo Life Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative therapies for cellular ageing.
Advised PureLabs, a company active in the consolidation of the clinical diagnostics sector through the acquisition, management, and integration of healthcare facilities, on the acquisition of medical centres in Italy.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Luca Pocobelli
Other key lawyers
Ilaria Gobbato