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Marly Didizian
Work Department
TMT Partner and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Sector co-head, London
Position
Marly specialises in all types of global sourcing, supply chain and technology arrangements. She has particular expertise in complex business carve-outs and works across sectors including healthcare, consumer, financial sponsors, media, telecoms, financial services and data-driven businesses. She is also the global co-head of the firm’s Healthcare and Life Sciences sector.
Marly supports clients throughout the full lifecycle of their most important transformations and projects, from initial structuring and procurement to contentious and non-contentious renegotiations and terminations. Her deals often involve cutting-edge uses of technology, data and supply chain, often within complex regulatory frameworks.
She is also experienced in media and broadcasting transactions and related regulation, having been seconded to both the BBC and Ofcom.
Marly is ranked in MergerLinks’ top 5 leading female M&A lawyers in EMEA specialising in commercial carve-outs, and was voted one of the Hot 100 Lawyers by The Lawyer for her sourcing work.
Career
2004 to date Partner, Linklaters London
2001 – 2004 Managing Associate, Linklaters London
1997 – 2001 Associate, Linklaters London
1994 – 1996 Trainee, Linklaters London
Languages
Marly speaks French, Armenian and Arabic
Education
1992 – 1993 College of Law, London, Law Society Finals |
1989 – 1992 University of Cambridge, Robinson College, B.A. in Law (Upper Second)
Personal
Marly is committed to promoting inclusion and authenticity in the workplace and is a mentor to a number of talented professionals, both within the firm and at clients. She is also regularly invited to speak on diversity, including at the Economic Forum for Female Executives, and at the University of Law. She runs training programmes within the firm and with clients about bringing your authentic self to work.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
(Leading individuals)The team at Linklaters LLP has broad expertise spanning trade mark infringement disputes, joint R&D agreements, and supply and logistics arrangements, often assisting financial sponsors, insurers and medical device companies. The group is also noted for its expertise in data protection, regulatory investigation, and product liability matters. Aisling Zarraga co-heads the practice, and has a great deal of expertise in handling both public and private M&A issues and joint ventures for international pharmaceutical companies, healthcare service providers and biotech corporates. Co-head Marly Didizian has broad knowledge surrounding carve outs, pharmaceutical supply chains, and advance purchase agreements involving vaccine manufacturers. Since publication, Katie Coltart has joined from Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
(Hall of Fame)Linklaters LLP leverages its substantial global footprint to advise on a broad range of multi-jurisdictional commercial issues, including negotiating collaboration agreements between BHP Billiton Group, a leading mineral resource company, and I-Pulse, as well as the cross-supply agreements for one of the largest consumer section transactions over 2022 involving Perfetti Van Melle. The firm demonstrates notable strength counselling on transformational commercial partnerships and procurements. Supply chain specialist Marly Didizian heads the team, and utilises her healthcare credentials to act on complex practice mandates such as implementing Gavi’s global COVAX Facility, alongside constructing Advance Purchase Agreements with the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturers. Richard Cumbley has been active in the retail and transport sectors, acting on a number of regulatory issues and internal restructurings, while Greg Palmer continues to advise on outsourcing and supply arrangements. Energy and technology-related issues have formed the crux of Georgina Kon‘s practice, with technical know-how regarding IT contracts, cyber and data privacy concerns. Rich Jones has a broad commercial offering. Paul Joseph joined from Norton Rose Fulbright in 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Leading individuals London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Commercial contracts London > Corporate and commercial
- Life sciences and healthcare London > Industry focus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Trade finance
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers