MERCOSUR - Argentina

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja

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Core areas of work for the Bruchou & Funes de Rioja life sciences practice include commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, litigation and M&A; as well as trade mark, patent and other IP matters. The practice covers the pharmaceutical, health, personal hygiene, cosmetics, biotechnology and medical device segments, and is co-led by corporate and M&A lawyer Estanislao Olmos (who focuses on transactional work and commercial agreements in the sector), and IP expert Dámaso Pardo. Promoted to the partnership in March 2022, public law specialist Juan Zocca advises on lifescience-related administrative matters - particularly regulatory issues related to medicinal cannabis, drugs, healthcare and health technologies, the registration of products and companies before the Argentine Health Authority (ANMAT), and the application of the Chemical Precursors Regime to pharmaceutical companies, among other matters.

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Key clients

  • Laboratorio Elea Phoenix
  • Tecme
  • Framingham Pharma
  • WeFiv
  • Laboratorios Bagó
  • Cinven Group
  • Metagenics
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Boston Scientific
  • Natura
  • Coty
  • Cosméticos Avon
  • Auditron
  • Siemens Healthineers
  • Roemmers
  • Gador
  • Fresenius Medical Care
  • Droguería Suizo Argentina

Work highlights

  • Providing ongoing assistance to pharmaceutical company Laboratorios Elea on all significant legal matters.
  • Assisted Framingham Pharma with its business expansion throughout the Latin American region.
  • Advising WeFiv on the setting up of its operations in Brazil and the analysis of all regulatory requirements involved with egg donation in the country.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Estanislao Olmos, Dámaso Pardo