Our Life Sciences team comprises lawyers with legal, scientific and medical knowledge who understand the complexity of the business and regulatory environments in which our clients operate. Many of our lawyers have worked at life sciences companies and have PhD level degrees in hard sciences that allow them to combine scientific and business experience with sound legal judgement. Our team is one of the largest and most active of any law firm. Operating as one team across more than 40 jurisdictions, we combine subject matter experience with considerable knowledge of the sector, including the scientific, medical, regulatory, commercial and enforcement environments facing our biopharmaceutical, medical device, research and diagnostics clients. The team includes award-winning lawyers practicing litigation, compliance and investigations, IP strategy and enforcement, M&A, licensing and distribution and clinical trial advice. We also support clients across all other areas needed to address risk, including government affairs, environmental law, import/export, tax, real estate and employment law. Recognising that our clients’ needs vary, we rapidly organise and customise our client service teams, whether for a large pharmaceutical company, a mid‐sized medical device client or a development-stage biotech company. These teams are supported by international and local practitioners to efficiently meet the demands of the matter.