AZB & Partners offers a full service to life sciences and healthcare companies. Expertise ranges from regulatory regimes and clinical trials through to corporate, data protection, marketing and e-pharmacies/tele-medicine. In Mumbai, Nandan Pendsey‘s extensive skills encompass all aspects of life sciences, the myriad regulatory regimes and IP commercialisation. He is also an expert in the various laws governing the importation of seeds and the requirements of the Biodiversity Act. Anand Shah (Mumbai) applies his skills in the M&A, private equity, and corporate commercial spaces while Sumit Ghoshal in Delhi has a deep background in the healthcare sector and is increasingly advising on digital healthcare in addition to the laws on medical devices and their pricing.

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Key clients

  • API Holdings Limited
  • 3M Company

Work highlights

  • Advised 3M Company on the India leg of the global spin-off by 3M Company of its healthcare business into a new, independent entity listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Solventum Corporation.
  • Advised API in relation to its rights issue of compulsorily convertible preference shares aggregating to INR 3500 Crore.
  • Advised Novartis International AG on all Indian law aspects including (i) structuring of the transaction; (ii) drafting of transaction documents; (iii) application to the Department of Pharmaceuticals and interactions with the regulators from time to time for obtaining the prior FDI approval; (iv) employee transfer aspects and other operational legal matters; and (v) closing of the transaction.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nandan Pendsey, Anand Shah, Sumit Ghoshal

Other key lawyers

Shriram Shah, Jatinder Singh Saluja