Legal Advice
Dear BIO Deutschland Member,
We hope to be able to provide you and your company with the utmost usefulness from the interdisciplinary composition of our member base. Due to this, under the category of Legal Advice we have created a list of Lawyers and Law Firms that are part of BIO Deutschland. Of Course, you can also reach out to me personally if you have any questions. I am available via telephone at +49 30 2332 164 41, but also available via email at horstmann@biodeutschland.org.
Sincerely Yours,
Cay Horstmann
Consultant for Politics and Law
Rechtsexperten in der BIO Deutschland
Point of Contact:
Dr. Ute Kilger
Meinekestraße 26
10719 Berlin
Tel.: + 49 (0) 30 23 60 767-0
Fax: + 49 (0) 30 23 60 767-21
E-Mail: kilger@boehmert.de
Web: www.boehmert.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Patent applications and follow-up (Germany, Europe, PCT)
- Patent infringement/invalidity actions
- Objections to patents
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Chemistry/ Bio Chemistry
- Biology / Biotechnology
- Pharmacy
- Licensing law
- Freedom-to-operate
Skills:
In our firm, patent attorneys and lawyers work together in intellectual property law, copyright law and related areas of law. We are active in all classical natural sciences and engineering disciplines and have specializations in many newer disciplines, such as computer science, bioinformatics, biotechnology, environmental technology, communications engineering, and much more. Our experts deal with the acquisition, defense and enforcement of patents, utility models and designs as well as advice on licensing and cooperation agreements. We support you in setting up patent administration and departments as well as in questions of employee invention law, represent you in courts and offices and advise you out of court in numerous legal areas (e.g. trademark, competition, copyright, antitrust, IT, press and personal law)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Xenia Boergen
Winzerstr. 19
13593 Berlin
Tel.: + 49 (0) 30 235 729 40
E-Mail: info@boergen.eu
Web: www.boergen.eu
Areas of Expertise:
- Pharmaceutical Law, Medicine Law, ATMPs
- Patents, industrial property rights
- Contracts
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
Cell and Gene Therapy/ ATMPs
Point of Contact:
Dr. Thomas Hirse
Lennéstraße 7
10785 Berlin
Bundesland: Berlin
Tel.: + 49 (0)30 203 60-2701
Fax: + 49 (0)30 203 60-2000
E-Mail: thomas.hirse@cms-hs.com
Web: www.cms-hs.com
Areas of Expertise: In the field of Life Sciences:
- Corporate Law, M&A, Financing
- IP and Licenses
- Regulatory Questions/ Issues
Skills:
With over 600 professionals, CMS Hasche Sigle is one of the largest and leading German law firms that is represented in all of Germany's important business locations. As a full-service law firm, CMS Hasche Sigle offers advice in all areas of law. CMS Hasche Sigle has proven expertise in the life sciences sector. CMS Hasche Sigle is one of the few law firms that regularly advises on M&A transactions and VC financing in this area. CMS Hasche Sigle has a long-standing IP experience and constantly advises biotech and pharmaceutical companies on regulatory issues.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Jörn Hirschmann & Dr. Dr. Adem Koyuncu
Taunusanlage 9-10
60329 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: + 49 (0) 69 768063 0
Fax: + 49 (0) 69 768063 15
E-Mail: ReceptionFR@cov.com
Web: www.cov.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Legal Advice
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investments & Financing
- Regulatory advice (Pharma, BioTech, MedTech, Health-IT)
- White Collar, Litigation & Compliance
- IT & Dataprotection
- Employment/ Labor Law
Skills:
Covington & Burling LLP is an internationally leading business law firm with more than 1,300 lawyers worldwide. A particular focus is on advising clients from regulated industries such as life sciences and healthcare.
Our Frankfurt office advises in particular in the areas of life sciences regulatory (pharmaceutical and medical device law, product liability, licensing, etc.), corporate law (M&A, venture capital, private equity, financing), IT law and data protection (including tech transactions and outsourcing) , dispute resolution and white collar/white collar crime, antitrust law and foreign direct investments (FDI) as well as labor law.
We also advise on interface topics such as digital health, which covers regulatory issues as well as data protection, contract law, IP as well as corporate law and M&A.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Tobias Volkwein
Kaistr. 2
40221 Düsseldorf
Tel.: + 49 (0) 211 415 577-81
Fax: + 49 (0) 211 415 577-77
E-Mail: volkwein@db-law.de
Web: www.db-law.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Pharmaceutical Law
- Medical Device Law
- Law of statutory health insurance
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Advanced Therapy Medical Products (ATMPs)
- In vitro diagnostics
- Clinical Trials
- Reimbursement questions (AMNOG)
- Drafting of contracts in the realm of statutory health insurance
Skills:
Having started in Berlin in 1997 with three lawyers, we have focused on advising in the healthcare sector right from the start. Today, we have over 30 colleagues in highly specialized teams from our offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Brussels advise on all questions of health law. As one of the nation's leading law firms in medical law (health care/life sciences), we advise, among others, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, institutions, clinics, startups, and investors as well as associations. Like our clients, we operate nationally and internationally.
Point of Contact:
Bernhard Ganahl
Neumarkter Str. 18
81673 München
Tel.: + 49 (0) 89 125 99 600
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 125 99 6044
E-Mail: lschirlitzki@hgf.com
Web: www.hgf.com/de
Areas of Expertise:
- Patents and Utility Models
- Brands and Designs
- License and Contract Law
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Drafting and filing of intellectual property rights
- Enforcement of intellectual property rights
- Patent disputes
- Advising/Support regarding the IP portfolio
- Employee invention law
Skills:
HGF is one of Europe's leading intellectual property patent law firms. The firm is one of the few to offer a fully integrated intellectual property solution, bringing together patent agents and lawyers in 25 offices in seven European countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. HGF creates and manages IP portfolios for the world's leading companies and research institutes, as well as young founders and startups. We advise clients on the creation of strategic IP assets around the world and provide world-class expertise in oppositions, appeals, commercialization, dispute resolution and litigation to defend and enforce IP rights. In Germany, our headquarters are in Munich with additional offices in Heidelberg and Dresden.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Christian Fulda
Prinzregentenstraße 11
80538 München
Bayern
Tel.: + 49 (0)89 20 60 42 200
Fax: + 49 (0)89 20 60 42 293
E-Mail: cfulda@jonesday.com
Web: www.jonesday.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Patent Law
- Licensing Law
- Pharmaceutical Law
Areas of Interest:
Consulting in:
- Employee invention Law
- Patent Disputes
- Complex development and licensing Agreements
- Regulatory
- Pharma-Marketing
Skills:
Jones Day is one of the leading international law firms advising on commercial law and, with 32 locations, is one of the largest law firms in the world. Our clients include national and multinational companies. For whom Jones Day lawyers work closely together across locations and borders to ensure the highest quality of legal advice with the know-how of more than 2,400 professionals from all over the world and a wide range of legal areas.
In Germany, Jones Day advises not only internationally renowned companies from industry, commerce and the financial sector, but also large and medium-sized pharmaceutical and biotech companies, companies in the diagnostic sector, hospitals and manufacturers of medical instruments, cosmetics or medical devices.
Point of Contact:
Peter Lotz, M.C.J. (NYU)
Tower 185
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: +49 69 505047 145
Fax: +49 69 505047 450
E-Mail: peter.lotz@mayrfeld.com
Web: www.mayrfeld.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Biotech and technology transactions
- License agreement Law
- Formation of a Company, Corporate Law, and M&A
- Cross-Border Transactions
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Cooperation and Licensing agreements, Research and Development agreements, NDAs, MTAs
- Funded Research Projects (e.g. HORIZON 2020)
- Joint Ventures and M&A
- Clinical Drug Trials and observational studies
- Employee inventions, data protection, and compliance Law
- Regulatory classification and legal aspects of the commercialization of drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, ATMPs, and tissue preparation’s
Skills:
MAYRFELD LLP is a law firm specializing in advising technology companies. An important focus of our advice is in life sciences / biotechnology with a concentration on complex technology transactions, corporate law, and the operational matters of (bio)technology companies - nationally and across borders. We advise both general biotechnology companies and companies active in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices/diagnostics, and advanced therapies at all stages from idea to product. Our involvement usually occurs in the early development stages of a new technology and extends from R&D collaborations/joint ventures, through licensing and acquisition of IP, clinical trials, and evaluations, to commercialization and sales. We also advise both buyers and sellers on industry-related M&A transactions such as the strategic acquisition or sale of (bio)technology companies. Our clients include both multi-national, NASDAQ-listed, and small and medium-sized companies from Germany.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Tim Reinhard
Nymphenburger Straße 1
80335 München
Bayern
Tel: + 49 (0) 89 5434 8000
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 5434 8005
E-Mail: tim.reinhard@osborneclarke.de
Web: www.osborneclarke.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Contract drafting
- Corporate law, M&A
- Intellectual property rights
- IT
- Procurement law
- Labor law
- Antitrust law
Skills:
Osborne Clarke is an international law firm with 600 lawyers with offices in Germany (Cologne, Munich, Hamburg), Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and the USA.
Osborne Clarke advises on corporate and tax law, M&A transactions, intellectual property (patents, soft IP), licensing agreements, medical device and pharmaceutical law, food law issues and cooperation between manufacturers, procurement procedures in the healthcare sector, antitrust law and more on regulatory issues.
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Point of Contact:
Marc L. Holtorf
Ottostr. 21
80333 München
Bayern
Tel: + 49 (0) 89 20 30 43 574
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 20 30 43 501
E-Mail: Marc.Holtorf@pinsentmasons.com
Web: www.pinsentmasons.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Competition law and merger control
- Compliance and Criminal Law
- Corporate law and M&A
- AI, digital health, data protection, and IT
- Labor Law
- Fair trade, press and trademark law
- Patent law and supplementary protection certificates
- Market access, reimbursement, and regulation
- Private equity and venture capital
- Product liability
- Public procurement and state aid law
- Stock corporation and Capital Markets
- Strategic partnerships and Technology transfer
- Dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation
- Taxes
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Companies in the Biotech industry
- Other pharma and veterinary pharma manufacturers
- Medical device manufacturers
- Service providers (hospital operators, operators of medical care centers, medical and veterinary companies)
Skills:
We look beyond pure legal advice and offer pragmatic and economical solutions. We use innovative solutions: Pinsent Masons and Pinsent Masons VARIO offer efficient overall solutions by relieving your in-house team of repetitive tasks and flexible support for special legal projects, in combination with sector-specific advice on complex legal issues from lawyers with relevant sector expertise. We also offer other efficient solutions, e.g. B. Biotech Express and Medtech Express.
Our clients include universities, start-ups, medium-sized companies and large national and international companies in the life sciences sector. We also advise private equity and venture capital funds on their investments in the life sciences sector.
With 26 of our own offices and our international partner network, we support our clients in national, cross-border and global projects.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Martin Bürmann
Harrlachweg 4
68163 Mannheim
Baden-Württemberg
Tel.: + 49 (0) 621 4256 229
Fax: + 49 (0) 621 4256 254
E-Mail: martin.buermann@rittershaus.net
Web: www.rittershaus.net
Areas of Expertise:
- Funding of companies
- Mergers and Acquisitons
- Contract Drafting
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Participation from private equity and venture capital investors
- Conducting due diligence reviews
- Conception and implementation of employee participation programs
- Drafting contracts for clinical trials
- Advice on licensing in or out
Skills:
As a medium-sized law firm, RITTERSHAUS has many years of industry knowledge in the life sciences sector. We support you in founding and structuring your company, in M & A transactions, in negotiating and concluding license and cooperation agreements as well as in all questions of your ongoing business, if desired also as an outsourced legal department. In total, more than 30 professionals from almost all areas of commercial law will support you in the implementation of your goals and their further development. The Life Sciences Practice Team currently includes 12 lawyers. Most recently, RITTERSHAUS successfully supported more than 15 private equity transactions in the life sciences sector with a total volume of over EUR 400 million.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Stephanie Nottrott
Thierschplatz 6
80538 München
Bayern
Deutschland
Tel.: + 49 (0)89 20807763 00
Fax: + 49 (0)89 20807763 01
E-Mail: stephanie.nottrott@simmons-simmons.com
Web: www.simmons-simmons.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
- Objection appeal procedure (EPO, EUIPO)
Areas of Interest
Consultation to:
- Proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
- Validity and infringement reports for patents
- Proceedings before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Skills:
Simmons & Simmons has a market-leading Intellectual Property team, both in Germany and across Europe. Our German IP team consists of four partners, seven lawyers and six patent attorneys. Our German practice covers patents as well as brands (litigation, prosecution, and transactions). In addition to outstanding legal expertise, the team has distinct industry knowledge in a broad range of technological fields, with a particular focus on health care and life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices. A critical part of a strong and valuable patent portfolio is the work performed by patent attorneys in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications. Similarly, patent attorney's specialist knowledge is a critical element of any due diligence, transaction, or litigation process. The Simmons & Simmons IP team includes patent attorneys to provide such advice in a seamless manner with our expert litigation and transactional lawyers. This integrated approach contrasts with the conventional structure of most European IP firms in which patent attorneys are isolated in separate firms, unable to share knowledge and experience to the benefit of clients. Our team covers all major European jurisdictions to ensure an international approach to our clients’ IP.
Point of Contact:
Herr Dr. Christian Ostermaier
Herr Dr. Wolfgang Heinze
Türkenstraße 16
80333 München
Bayern
Deutschland
Tel: + 49 89 286 34-445/-280
Fax: + 49 89 286 34-300
E-Mail: christian.ostermaier@snp-online.de, wolfgang.heinze@snp-online.de
Web: www.snp-online.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Financing, international M&A transactions
- Comprehensive corporate law advice
- Supply, production, and cooperation contracts including F&E contracts (??? Heißt es auch F&E auf Englisch?)
- Labor Law
- Commercial distribution law
- Procurement law
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Company purchase agreements, financing, and Joint Venture Contracts
- Cooperation agreements
- Labor Law
Skills:
SNP Schlawien is one of the leading commercial law firms in Germany with a particular focus on medium-sized businesses. As a full-service law firm, we advise and represent our clients nationwide on all legal and tax aspects with our more than 80 lawyers, notaries, tax advisors and auditors. Our clients value direct contact with their advisor at one of our locations in Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Leipzig, and Munich. Thanks to the specialist knowledge, personal commitment, and cross-jurisdictional and cross-location collaboration of our experts, we always guarantee our clients optimal problem solutions from a single source.
One of our core competencies is corporate law. Here we have extensive experience in the life science sector, including financing topics such as IPOs abroad or venture capital financing rounds. We know the needs of start-ups and companies that are run in the second or third generation, as well as established small corporations. They are the focus of our advice, which is not limited to project-related issues, but is geared towards ongoing, long-term support for technology-oriented companies in contract and corporate law but also in labor law, public law, construction law or product liability law.
Point of Contact:
Marike Rommeswinkel
Rüttenscheider Str. 62
45134 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Tel.: + 49 (0) 201 89065 890
Fax: + 49 (0) 201 89065 900
E-Mail: rommeswinkel@vonrohr.de
Web: www.vonrohr.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Patent law
- Trademark and design law
- Employee invention law
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Biotechnology, biochemistry and general biology
- Organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, polychemistry
- Pharmacy and medical technology
- Cosmetics and food technology
- Mechanical engineering and technical sciences
Skills:
As one of the largest pure patent law firms in North Rhine-Westphalia, we advise our clients with twelve partners in the areas of biotechnology, pharmacy, chemistry, and medical technology as well as technical sciences in all matters of intellectual property protection. In addition to setting up, enforcing, and defending intellectual property rights portfolios, our main areas of activity include representation in opposition and nullity proceedings. We also provide advice in matters of trademark and design law and about licensing agreements, employee invention law and patent valuations. Our clients include medium-sized companies, but also start-ups and large international corporations. Our office is in Essen.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Henning Mennenöh
Ohmstr. 22
80802 München
Bayern
Tel.: + 49 (0) 89-38 39 95-0
Fax: + 49 (0) 89-38 39 95-99
E-Mail: muenchen@weitnauer.net
Web: www.weitnauer.net
Areas of Expertise:
- Advice as well as drafting and negotiating contracts for biotechnology, diagnostics, and medical technology companies of all sizes, especially in the areas of licensing, cooperation and other industry-typical contracts, research and development, M&A transactions, financing, corporate law, and intellectual property rights- IT law, in particular drafting and negotiating contracts in connection with digital business models, cloud computing as well as development, distribution, and licensing of software technologies, including advice and contract drafting in the development, approval, and distribution of digital health applications- Data protection with a particular focus on legal advice and contract drafting in health data protection
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Health data protection
- Artificial intelligence
- Research and Development
- Digital Health
Skills:
As an interdisciplinary business law firm with offices in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, and Mannheim, we focus on legal advice in the technology environment and create the legal basis for successful innovations. Companies and investors at home and abroad trust in our 25 years of expertise. Our strong understanding of technology is evident in the areas of venture capital, banking and investment law, IT law and data protection as well as in M&A and life sciences transactions. Experts in labor and tax law support companies in the long term and in every phase of growth. Thanks to our cross-location and cross-disciplinary approach, we can bring even larger projects to a successful conclusion from a single source. Personal advice to our clients is always our priority.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Markus Zoller
Widenmayerstr. 3
80538 München
Tel.: + 49 (0) 611 991740
E-Mail: m.zoller@wsl-patent.de
Web: www.wsl-patent.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Registration and follow-up of patents (DE, EP, PCT, UP)
- Enforcement of Patents (Oppositions/ Nullity actions/ Infringement actions)
- Representation at the UPC
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Biotech/ Life Science
- (Bio-) Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Freedom-to-Operate
- Licensing law/ cooperation agreements/ etc.
Skills:
For over 70 years, we have been a reliable partner in intellectual property protection for numerous German and international clients, from individual inventors and start-ups to medium-sized family businesses and multinational corporations. Due to the wide-ranging expertise of our team, we can advise you in all technical and scientific areas such as general mechanics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, software, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy, and medical technology.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Heiner Albiez
Isartorplatz 1
80331 München
Bayern
Tel.: + 49 (0) 89 232 69 - 0
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 232 69 - 232
E-Mail: mail@zimpat.com
Web: www.zimpat.com
Areas of Expertise:
- Patent law
- Trademark law
- Patent evaluation
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cellular Physics, Biotech, Nanobiotech
- Genetech
- Organic Chemistry, Polymerchem, pharmaceutical Chem, chemical engineering
- Medical Technology, molecular diagnostics
- Pharmacology, and pharmaceutical engineering (Galenik)
Skills:
Effectively asserting the interests of our clients is our central concern. With team of highly qualified experts works towards this goal in Munich and Berlin, where our innovative infrastructure and experienced staff allow us to respond flexibly to our clients' wishes and solve complex tasks.
Our patent law expertise covers all technical areas from nanotechnology to software to biotechnology. We also advise and represent our clients in trademark and design law as well as all other areas of intellectual property law. Through these we offer our clients an integrated consulting approach by supplementing and rounding off the traditional patent attorney consulting spectrum with special services.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Georg Schnappauf
Radlkoferstraße 2
81373 München
Bayern
Telefon: + 49 (0) 89 99 84 79 6
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 99 84 79 79
E-Mail: info@zsp-ip.de
Web: www.zsp-ip.de
Areas of Expertise:
- Development and analysis of patent portfolios
- Obtaining, defending, and enforcing IP rights
- Licensing law
Areas of Interest:
Consultation to:
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Pharmacy
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Skills:
The patent and law firm are an internationally oriented, renowned law firm based in Munich that advises clients on intellectual property rights matters in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy, technology, and electronics, as well as prepares reports and analyzes of patent portfolios. Due to the close cooperation of the patent attorneys and lawyers in our company, we can guarantee the highest level of competence and efficiency in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and, in conjunction with committed and individual advice, the best possible and comprehensive representation of the interests of our national and international clients in all matters of intellectual property protection.