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Handling a vast range of disputes, the team at Osborne Clarke is also well-equipped to advise on distribution and manufacturing agreements, and consultancy agreements with HCPs. Maria Grazia Medici heads the practice with her longstanding regulatory expertise, often assisting clients with market authorisation issues. Giulia Verusio is well-versed in corporate and commercial matters within the life sciences and healthcare sector, in addition to having broad expertise in compliance with data protection and privacy rules. IP specialist Federico Ferrara is a key name for major disputes and non-contentious work involving licensing and counterfeiting.

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Key clients

  • Actavis Italy S.p.A.
  • Dentsply Sirona Italia S.r.l.
  • Euroapi Italy S.r.l
  • Grifols Italia S.p.A.
  • Havas Group
  • Health Italia S.p.A.
  • SDM Società Dietetica Medica S.r.l.
  • Sic. Or. S.r.l. - Sicor Societa' Italiana Corticosteroidi S.r.l.
  • Teva Italia S.r.l.
  • Wellspect S.r.l.
  • Zhermack S.p.A.

Work highlights

  • Represented Teva Italia S.r.l. before the Council of State in the first dispute concerning the inclusion in the Transparency List and thus the automatic substitution at pharmacy level of the originator drug produced by biological synthesis with Teva's equivalent Teriparatide drug produced by chemical synthesis.
  • Advised Grifols Italia S.p.A. on high-value legal proceedings related to the fractioning of plasma within Italy's 'payback' system, successfully suspending a €122 million tender notice and participating in a preliminary market consultation for a forthcoming €100 million tender.
  • Advised SDM Società Dietetica Medica S.r.l. on regulatory, contractual, and intellectual property matters following its acquisition by Nestlé Health Science, ensuring compliance with advertising rules and managing intellectual property effectively.

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Giulia Verusio
Osborne Clarke

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maria Grazia Medici

Other key lawyers

Giulia Verusio, Federico Ferrara