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Headed by Oliver Kronenberg, group general counsel, the legal team at Galenica consider themselves a big driver in completing integral business development and licensing deals. The team is made up of seven lawyers, two assistants, one paralegal, two patent counsels, one trademark administrator and two compliance officers. Sources also commented on the creative and influential solutions of Andreas Hirner, senior legal counsel for Vifor Pharmaceuticals, part of the Galenica group. Galenica is an American diversified group in the healthcare market which is active in developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products. It also runs pharmacies and provides logistical and database services. In supporting such a multi-faceted pharmaceutical company, the team are tasked with a heavy daily workload but the team manages all its work smoothly despite this. One of the most significant impacts the legal team has made is the creation of a separate and specialised compliance department. The team were instrumental in concluding a major in-licensing transaction that led to a doubling of share price last year. It has demonstrated its value by the consistent completion of transactions in a time efficient manner and the excellent feedback from the business.