Led by Timo Kieser, Christina Koppe-Zagouras and Katharina Köbler, Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte's team focuses on the areas pharmaceuticals, pharmacies and medical devices. The team assists with regulatory issues and proceedings before the authorities as well as labeling and marketing-related matters pertaining to competition, pharmaceutical advertising and distribution law. A recent focus was on digitisation matters in the healthcare sector as well as regulatory issues in connection with medicinal cannabis. The practice frequently assists with contentious proceedings in the pharmacy sector.
Testimonials
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- 'Dr. Katharina Köbler: Very fast response times, practical solution suggestions, extreme clarity even on complex topics, communicates the topics in an understandable manner, focuses and limits herself excellently to what is necessary.'
Key clients
- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co. KG
- WEPA Apothekenbedarf GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
- Ongoing advice to Accord HealthCare Ltd. and Accord Healthcare GmbH on all procurement, antitrust and pharmaceutical law issues in connection with discount contract tenders from all major health insurance companies.
- Advice on pharmaceutical and medicinal products law to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co. KG; Recently, support in a dispute with competitors regarding, among other things, OTC preparations.