Bird & Bird LLP

Emmanuelle Porte and Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan jointly lead the team at Bird & Bird, which stands out due to its strong focus on both contentious and non-contentious IP work within the medtech and pharma industries, in addition to its strong capabilities in handling tender offers. The team is particularly adept at advising venture capital funds and innovation-focused companies on their fundraising activities. Porte regularly advises on venture capital issues and M&A, assisting medtech, healthcare, and biotech clients, and Le Bihan is well known for her strength in patent litigation within the pharma industry, often coordinating pan-European litigation. Ariane Mole is an expert in data protection, often appearing before the French Data Protection Authority. Alexandre Vuchot often assists with commercial contractual issues, namely distribution and procurement arrangements, while Johanna Harelimana is noted for her broad regulatory experience, particularly in relation to market access and product qualification issues.