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Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

We provide exceptional and one-stop legal services on the basis of our integrated service platform to meet the diverse needs of clients of various types and at different development stages in the industry of pharmaceuticals and life sciences. We have a seasoned and influential bench consisting of dozens of partners and associates who have served years in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector. Powered by solid expertise and abundant experience, as well as a deep insight into the patterns and trends of this sector, our lawyers actively participate in research and formulation of public policies and innovation of transaction types and models.

As a market leader in the legal services relating to pharmaceuticals and life sciences, we never deviate from our continued efforts to increase the scope and sophistication of our services and enhance the innovation of our service models. Our work spans sub-sectors such as new drugs, bioproducts, reagents, pharmaceuticals, CRO, CDMO, medical devices, gene editing, gene sequencing and genetic diagnosis, human body data collection and monitoring, bioequivalence, distribution of drugs, health foods, cosmetics, biomedical funds and incubation platforms, medical e-commerce, medical cosmetology, animal healthcare, health data processing, and pharmacovigilance. With a wide range of capabilities covering the entire industry chain, we provide services encompassing incorporation, financing, incentive plan, in-license, out-license, and protection of intellectual property, M&A, domestic and overseas listing, compliance, anti-corruption, anti-trust, dispute resolution, etc. Keeping abreast with the latest policies and development models of the industry, we are both down-to-earth and forward-looking in our services, which helps us maintain a prominent profile in the market.

Scope of Services

Merger and Acquisition

Advising on all aspects of domestic and cross-border equity or asset acquisition, spin-off, merger, MBO, and restructuring transactions

Scale-up and Technology Transactions in Life Sciences

Representing clients in both domestic and cross-border licensing and collaboration transactions

Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment

Advising investment institutions and startup companies on domestic and cross-border investment

Domestic and Overseas Capital Markets

Advising on IPOs and listings on both domestic and overseas stock exchanges, acquisition of listed companies, backdoor listings, refinancing of listed companies, and major asset restructuring of listed companies

Governance and Compliance

Designing internal governance frameworks and reviewing internal rules for pharmaceutical and life science businesses regarding drug R&D and trials, product sale and marketing, third-party management, and other matters; advising on the review of compliance of internal rules, with our services covering the whole operating process of pharmaceutical businesses, including industry access and regulation, academic activities, interaction between pharmaceutical businesses and healthcare service providers, digital marketing, online sale of drugs, medical e-commerce, pharmacovigilance, and health data processing; and providing compliance training to the management, employees, and business partners in the pharmaceutical and life science sector

Regulatory Matters

Advising on administration and regulation of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, among others, including compliance of product R&D and clinical trials; product registration, manufacturing, distribution, packaging, and marketing; adverse events and product recall; tender; antitrust and price control

Intellectual Property

Providing cross-regional, comprehensive, professional, and innovative services offered by our specialist teams working at offices in global metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Los Angeles, covering cross-border M&A, new drug launch, drug R&D, patent portfolio, transfer, cooperation, development, licensing, and intellectual property related dispute resolution

Compliance Investigations

Representing businesses in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector in response to criminal and administrative law enforcement actions by competent authorities; cooperating with overseas lawyers in response to anti-corruption and anti-bribery investigations conducted by overseas regulators; and conducting internal investigations of anti-commercial bribery, compliance reviews on business partners, and other compliance investigations for clients

Fund Formation

Reviewing limited partnership agreements, counselling on life sciences-focused investment funds, and acting as counsel for investors in such funds

Dispute Resolution

Representing clients in disputes over contracts, distributorship agreements, clinical trials of drugs and medical devices, medical liability, and monopoly and unfair competition, among others

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