Bird & Bird's broad offering has an established track record in acting for clients in proceedings before the General Court (EGC) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), often involving data protection issues, market authorisations and ethical considerations. Practice head Marc Martens is highly regarded for his expertise in handling data exclusivity cases, as well as assisting with biobanking and clinical trials work. Jean-Christophe Troussel leads the firm’s IP group, and is a key contact for patent license matters and research and development (R&D) deals. Corporate expert Paul Hermant brings experience in advising on venture capital financings and M&A transactions, and regulatory expert Kevin Munungu is well versed in handling public procurement matters for clients in the life sciences sector. Domien Op De Beeck is a key contact for IP-related mandates.

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Key clients

  • Polpharma Pharmaceutical Works
  • Nueraxpharma
  • Teva Pharma
  • Kaneka Eurogentec
  • PDC*Line Pharma SA
  • Terumo Europe
  • Op2Lysis SAS
  • CooperVision
  • Essencia (bio.be)
  • Novadip, MaSTherCell SA (Catalent)
  • EMBL,Vital Strategies
  • UCBNEuropean Commission: SMART-BEAR project
  • EG (formerly Eurogenerics)

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Marc Martens
Bird & Bird

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marc Martens

Other key lawyers

Jean-Christophe Troussel, Paul Hermant, Kevin Munungu, Domien Op de Beeck