BACS Abogados‘s three-member team acts for individuals, patient groups and companies on life sciences-related legal, administrative and judicial issues. The group specialises in the legal issues surrounding rare diseases and associated high cost of medication; and it has extensive experience in the litigation of judicial actions that seek financing for treatments involving prohibitive costs. The practice further assists with disputes over health-related insurance, the application of health contracts, and issues between providers and patients. An expert in medical sector work, Esteban Barra Olivares’ track record includes successfully advocating for constitutional remedies for costly rare disease-related medicines; and health group director María Victoria Miranda Polanco‘s practice includes malpractice cases.
Testimonials
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- ‘A well-established, respectful team - always on top of matters on the clients' behalf.’
- ‘Direct supervision of cases, cordiality and respect.’
Key clients
- Cystic Fibrosis Association
- ACP (Achondroplasia) Group
Work highlights
- Advised IDLA, a distributor of cochlear implants in Chile, on consumer, administrative-sanitary and criminal law.
- Assisted ODECU with a class action lawsuit against private health insurers for approximately $5bn.