Ms Gaëlle MERLIER > Delsol Avocats > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Delsol Avocats Offices
4 BIS, RUE DU COLONEL MOLL
75 017 PARIS
France
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Ms Gaëlle MERLIER
Work Department
Life sciences
Position
Gaëlle MERLIER is co-head of the Life Sciences Department.
Gaëlle’s expertise spans advisory work on regulatory and contractual matters as well as the management of complex, serial litigation in commercial matters and health product liability. She also assists her clients during criminal investigations and in their dealings with the health authorities (particularly in the context of ANSM, DGCCRF, DDPP inspections, etc.). Furthermore, Gaëlle advises her clients on mergers-acquisitions and investments in the health sector (pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, clinical laboratories and other regulated health professions). Finally, she contributes to the launch of compliance programmes (anti-gift legislation, Sapin 2 Act, lobbying, etc.).
Career
After taking the oath in 2009, she first joined the law firm Hogan Lovells then the Paris office of Clifford Chance in 2011, where she was Counsel for Healthcare & Life Sciences, before moving to DELSOL Avocats in January 2022.
Languages
French, English
Education
Gaëlle MERLIER graduated from Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne University, where she gained a postgraduate qualification in European Law then a Master of Laws in Health and Food Safety.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
(Next Generation Partners)Noted for its ‘perfect’ mastering of GDPR and health data-related issues, the team at Delsol Avocats frequently handles the setting up of data warehouses, whilst also advising on CNIL authorisations. The group acts in a number of product liability disputes and clinical trials, notably advising networks of biologists, nurses, and physicians, in addition to funds and companies seeking to invest in networks. ‘Extremely competent’ practice head Jeanne Bossi Malafosse is known for her deep expertise in health information systems, particularly in relation to the conditions necessary for accessing health data for medical research purposes, and the new regulations governing the sharing of health data. Gaëlle Merlier has broad contentious expertise, regularly acting in product liability disputes, and advising on health authority inspections, investments into the health care sector, and compliance programmes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences France