The Argentine legal department of pharmaceutical research and development company AbbVie has received a number of plaudits for its diligence and support on a myriad of issues in the healthcare sector. For instance, the team’s leader and regional legal director for the Southern Region Monica Lupi was recognised on The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Argentina in 2017 for her outstanding individual legal advice, however her team is also recognised as being one of the best in the market.

Particularly praised for its ability to serve the needs of AbbVie’s business activities in what it calls the Southern Region, which encompasses the countries of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, nominators spoke of the team’s flexibility, particularly in terms of ‘reorganising responsibilities in a group task if one member unexpectedly drops out’. Operating within the challenging legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry, the team is also said to be prompt and reliable when it comes to managing its considerable workload, performing well even ‘when work is unexpectedly busy or [the team is] short staffed’ and is able to adhere to deadlines no matter what the circumstances.