The practice at Bird & Bird is equipped to assist pharma, biotech and medical device companies with contentious, regulatory, corporate and IP-related issues. Leadership of the group is shared between Coral Yáñez, Manuel Lobato, José Miguel Lissén, Lourdes Ayala and Miguel Pastur. Yáñez acts as national managing partner and advises on regulatory issues concerning clinical trials, marketing authorisations and price fixing; Lobato assists with patent and trade secrets litigation, as well as trade mark and copyright law; Lissén focuses on patents, trade secrets and competition law; Ayala covers corporate and M&A matters; and Pastur advises on employment law matters in the healthcare sphere.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Enrique Rivas is an excellent professional, always attentive to detail and ensuring that every aspect of the case has been reviewed. He consistently provides comprehensive support tailored to the needs of the sector, whose requirements he understands well.'
Key clients
- ALK-ABELLÓ
- Dexcom
- Bruker (formerly known as Nanostring Technologies)
Work highlights
Representing BRUKER CORPORATION in a complex patent infringement case brought by competitor GENOMIC HEALTH INC., involving translational biotech technologies.
Practice head
Coral Yáñez; Manuel Lobato; José Miguel Lissén; Lourdes Ayala; Miguel Pastur
Other key lawyers
Cintia Bernhardt; Enrique Rivas