Healthcare & Life Sciences

The highly regulated healthcare & life sciences sector is driven by a constant change due to various factors, such as demographic change, reforms and digitalisation. That said, the healthcare & life sciences sector is facing complex legal and structural challenges. As experienced lawyers dedicated to the industry, we can comprehensively advise our clients on all relevant legal matters arising in the industry. Our work particularly focuses on the dynamic innovation and digital transformation process that many companies are currently undergoing. We offer tailored legal solutions for our clients.

Our focus area ‘Healthcare & Life Sciences’ combines lawyers from all relevant fields of law with in-depth knowledge and many years of experience in the healthcare & life sciences sector. We regularly advise central institutions and companies in the industry – from innovative start-ups, investors and service providers to established industrial companies and associations.

Our Areas of Specialisation

University Clinics and Hospitals

  • Procurement law
  • Hospital planning
  • Hospital financing
  • Contracts with chief physicians / contracts with attending physicians / contracts with senior employees
  • Professional law for physicians
  • Representation in administrative and court proceedings
  • Cooperations
  • Employment law disputes with employees
  • Health insurance and optional services
  • Fee law
  • Health data protection / cybersecurity in the healthcare sector (e.g. NIS-2)

Pharmaceutical Companies

  • Medicinal products law
  • Medical cannabis
  • Compliance (e.g. antitrust law, competition law (UWG), drug advertising law, anti-corruption law in the healthcare sector, industry codes)
  • Advice on data protection and AI regulation incl. training
  • Corporate law advice
  • M&A (mergers & acquisitions), merger control, investment control
  • Economic administrative law, e.g. trade law
  • Restructuring / reorganisation
  • Health data protection / cybersecurity in healthcare (e.g. NIS-2)
  • Export control & sanctions (advice on the import of medicinal products, export control, embargoes and sanctions)
  • Advice on commercial/distribution structures/procurement (in particular advice on sales agent/third party dealer contracts, supply contracts, procurement and sales terms and conditions, licence agreements, cooperation agreements)
  • Pharmaceutical logistics law
  • Advice on labour law
  • Product liability

Medical Device Manufacturers

  • Medical device law
  • Compliance (e.g. antitrust law, competition law (UWG), drug advertising law (HWG/MDR), anti-corruption law in the healthcare sector, industry codes, e.g. FSA, BVMed)
  • Advice on data protection and AI regulation incl. training
  • Corporate law advice
  • M&A (mergers & acquisitions), merger control, investment control
  • Restructuring / reorganisation
  • Healthcare data protection / cybersecurity in healthcare (e.g. NIS-2)
  • Digital transformation & digital solutions in the medical device sector
  • Commercial administrative law, e.g. trade and crafts law
  • Export control and sanctions (advice on the import of medical devices, export control (dual-use goods), embargoes and sanctions)
  • Advice on commercial/distribution structures (in particular advice on sales agents/third party dealer contracts, supply contracts, general terms and conditions of procurement and sale, licence agreements, cooperation agreements)
  • Study contracts, research and development contracts (e.g. with universities)
  • Advice on state aid law (e.g. in the case of cooperation with universities)
  • Protection and defence of IP
  • Advice on labour law
  • Product liability
     

Healthcare Professionals, Medical Care Centres (MVZ)

  • Professional law for healthcare professionals
  • Private and statutory health insurance law, in particular panel physician and panel dentist law, as well as social data protection
  • Representation in administrative and court proceedings
  • Contract and corporate law for the health care professionals
  • Setting up, buying and selling practices

Providers of Therapeutic and Auxiliary Aids

  • Professional law for providers of therapeutic and auxiliary aids
  • Private and statutory health insurance law, including social security data protection
  • Representation in administrative and court proceedings
  • Contract and corporate law for providers of therapeutic and auxiliary aids
  • Incorporation, purchase and sale of practices

Healthcare Facilities

  • Purchase and sale of healthcare facilities
  • Planning and construction support and advice on procurement law for conversion and new-build projects
  • Legal asset management for healthcare facilities
  • Lease agreements for hospitals, medical care centres (MVZ), practices, stationary short-term care or long-term residency, assisted living, neighbourhood projects and other medical facilities
  • Facility management, digital twins and CAFM

Suppliers, Service Providers, Investors and other Stakeholders

  • Medicinal products law, medical device law, other regulatory frameworks
  • Compliance (e.g. antitrust law, competition law (UWG), drug advertising law (HWG/MDR), anti-corruption law in the healthcare sector, industry codes, e.g. FSA, BVMed)
  • Corporate law advice
  • M&A (mergers & acquisitions), merger control, investment control
  • Restructuring / reorganisation
  • Healthcare data protection / cybersecurity in healthcare (e.g. NIS-2)
  • Export control & sanctions (advice on importing products, export control (dual-use goods), embargoes and sanctions)
  • Advice on commercial/distribution structures (in particular advice on supply contracts, general terms and conditions of purchase and sale, licence agreements, cooperation agreements)
  • Protection and defence of IP
  • Advice on labour law
  • Product liability