Latham & Watkins LLP‘s focus in the healthcare and life sciences sector is on transaction support, where the team is regularly instructed by financial investors and industrial companies. A key strength is the support in US-related transactions, thanks to the close cooperation with the respective locations . The team is led by transaction experts Henning Schneider and Christoph Engeler; the latter also advises on regulatory issues. Associate Henrietta Ditzen is another key contact and assists with transactions and regulatory issues, thereby underlining the overall approach.

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Henning Schneider, Christoph Engeler

Other key lawyers

Henrietta Ditzen, Deniz Tschammler