CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. works alongside its international offices to leverage capabilities across a broad array of mandates within the healthcare and life sciences sector. Under the leadership of Christoph Willi and Patrick Sommer, the team regularly handles regulatory compliance challenges, appeal proceedings and related transactions, often with a cross-border dimension. Willi acts as a part-time judge in the Swiss Federal Patent Court, while Sommer specialises in regulatory issues, competition law and M&A transactions.
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- 'Christoph Willi has in-depth knowledge of the healthcare sector, which goes beyond legal questions and also includes strategic advice if requested. From a legal perspective, he is up to date despite the rapidly evolving field and is able to support his assessments with comparable real-world examples.'
- ‘Excellent know-how, paired with good practical advice.’
- ‘The local expertise against the backdrop of an internationally operating law firm makes CMS stand out from competitors.’
- ‘We have mainly worked with Christoph Willi, who has proven to be invaluable with his prompt and pragmatic feedback, hands-on approach and negotiation skills with counterparties. Needless to say, his expertise in the area of healthcare and life sciences is excellent.’
- 'Very customer-oriented approach.'
- 'Very comprehensive and forward-looking advice.'
Key clients
- Bayer
- Henry Schein
- Ypsomed
- Unilabs
- Vista Klinik
- Eli Lilly
- Medbase
- UCB
Work highlights
Assisted a Swiss-American pharmaceutical manufacturer in an arbitration against a clinical developer of a drug for haematological malignancies.
Assisted a Germany-based distributor of pharmaceutical components in a Swiss Competition Commission investigation into alleged unlawful price agreements and market allocation for an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Assisted Henry Schein on its acquisition of ABC Dental.
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Practice head
Christoph Willi; Patrick Sommer