Noted for its ‘outstanding experience and collaborative and practical approach’, the multidisciplinary life sciences and healthcare group at Hogan Lovells International LLP is well placed to handle IP, product liability, regulatory, transactional and data protection issues. Fabien Roy ‘stands out across the region for his expertise and reliable advice’; he oversees the Brussels-based offering, regularly collaborating with his counterparts across Europe to offer clients cross-border assistance. Cláudia Mendes Pinto is another key team member.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘This practice is extremely collaborative and efficient in gathering information and providing helpful and practical advice for us. Their portal helps us keep our information together and we can collaborate well using this method.’

  • ‘Fabien Roy and Hélène Boland provide great value for our company. Hélène is resourceful and works with colleagues in a cost effective manner. They provide a holistic approach to our business and consider our goals and objectives. They are an extension of our business and not just a service provider.’

  • ‘What made the difference for us is that Hogan Lovells has always ensured they get a deep understanding of our relevant products and associated business processes, which allows them to provide very specialised and to the point advice, with a very business-orientated mindset. They have also taken on a coordinating role when we require advice touching upon different markets.'

  • ‘Fabien Roy provides very specialised and business-orientated advice. We especially appreciate that he puts himself in the shoes of in-house counsel to anticipate our needs.’

  • ‘HL International has a great asset of experts in different fields that makes their advice usually very useful. They show a genuine interest in getting to know your company, products and the problems you are facing, so that they are able to offer the best service possible. They possess a very good knowledge of the intricacies of the current regulatory landscape in the EU and guide you through those very effectively.’

  • ‘Fabien Roy is always available for a chat; he gets knowledgeable about your difficulties and follows up closely on his commitments. He is very interested in getting up to speed with current developments on the new regulations framework and I have even coincided with him in seminars and congresses he is attending either as a participant or as a speaker.’

  • ‘The team is particularly strong in pharma regulatory and biotech. They have outstanding experience and collaborative and practical approach. The lawyers are very skilled, knowledgeable, extremely efficient and absolutely pleasant to work with. There isn't a topic that they would not be able to handle and keep the top standard.'

  • ‘Fabien Roy stands out across the region for his expertise and reliable advice. His interest in life sciences and a good sense for practical solutions makes it a pleasure to work with him! Open-minded, enthusiastic and responsive. His team is great too!’

Key clients

  • Adverum Biotechnologies
  • Balt USA, LLC
  • Bracco Imaging
  • Celgene Corporation
  • Colospan Ltd.
  • Dexcom, Inc.
  • Establishment Labs
  • i-SEP
  • Synapse Biomedical, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Assisting clinical-stage gene therapy company Adverum Biotechnologies with setting up a GDPR compliant framework for its upcoming clinical trials in the EU and UK.
  • Assisting Celgene on an ongoing basis with supply chain, manufacturing and clinical trials regulatory aspects throughout Europe concerning its authorised and investigational Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products.
  • Providing Dexcom with ongoing global regulatory assistance concerning its continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fabien Roy

Other key lawyers

Cláudia Mendes Pinto, Hélène Boland