The June 2023 arrival of Andrea Abascal and her team -and indeed, much of their client list- has established Bofill Mir Abogados as a significant player in the life sciences’ sector. A ‘very accurate professional with great communication skills’ Abascal (who also heads up the firm’s public law and regulated markets practices) advises on the regulatory aspects of food, medical devices, pharmaceutical laboratories, cosmetics, biotechnology, and agricultural and livestock services. More broadly, the practice handles product registration and marketing authorisations, food product advertising and labelling, personal data protection and clinical studies, along with consumer rights’ protection, life sciences-related M&A, the design of pharmaceutical campaigns and compliance issues (among other matters). A strong second tier of advisors includes public law director Cristián Franetovic; and senior associates Pablo Nogueira (regulatory and administrative law; litigation), Jorge Tisné N (corporate and commercial law, data privacy and regulated markets) and Anamaría Verdugo (regulated markets and life sciences). On the IP-side of the practice the team can also call on Manuel Bernet P (also a June 2023 arrival from Jara Del Favero Abogados) whose experience includes advising pharma and technology companies on matters ranging from joint ventures and licensing to unfair competition.

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Testimonials

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  • 'One of the few firms in Chile to have a specialised life sciences practice.’
  • 'Practical in solving problems, and it has experience in both public and private sector work.'

  • 'Kindness, ethics and availability.’

  • 'The level of responsiveness is outstanding.'

  • 'Andrea Abascal has a very business-oriented approach and provides an excellent level of service.'

  • 'Andrea Abascal is a very accurate professional with great communication skills.'

Key clients

  • Scienza Uruguay
  • Abbott Laboratories de Chile
  • Laboratorios Recalcine
  • Ethon Laboratories
  • UC Christus Salud
  • Advance Scientific de Chile
  • Zoetis de Chile
  • Pharmaq Analytiq
  • GE Healthcare International (Agencia En Chile)
  • AstraZeneca
  • Mercado Libre
  • Medicina Técnica
  • Diamond Hemp
  • Edgewell Personal Care Chile
  • Bayer
  • Laboratorio Chile – TEVA
  • Empresas Demaria
  • Asociación Gremial de Aseo y Desinfección de Chile
  • Monsanto
  • Grid Solutions
  • Baldo
  • AMF Logistics
  • General Electric International INC, Agencia en Chile
  • Ferrero
  • HBC Latina

Lawyers

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrea Abascal