Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals: lawyers and advisers

Alexis Apostolidis

South Africa

Partner: Patent Litigation; Head: Competition Law Group Mr Apostolidis holds a Bachelor of Science (chemistry and law) and a Bachelor of Laws (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) and is an attorney of the High Court…

Diane Coletti

USA

Diane Coletti serves as Managing Partner in DHR Global’s Boston office. She is a member of the firm’s Board & CEO, Life Sciences, Healthcare Innovation and Advanced Technology Practices. Diane has executive search and talent advisory…

Dr iur. Christian Rybak

Germany

Dr Rybak is an Attorney-at-Law and Partner at Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbB. He is one of EEP’s equity partners and (Co-)Head of the department. He advises companies (national and international), physicians,…

Ian Rourke

Australia

Ian Rourke acts primarily for Australian clients including research institutes, universities, listed companies and start-up companies. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications, evaluates the external patent landscape and intellectual…

Ioanna Michalopoulou

Greece

Ioanna Michalopoulou is Managing Partner at Michalopoulou & Associates - Lawgroup. Her work focuses on complicated legal issues concerning multinational healthcare companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while her innovative…

Jan Bjerrum Bach

Denmark

Jan was born in 1963, Copenhagen, Denmark Having graduated from University of Copenhagen (Master of Laws) in 1987 and subsequently having been trained in the Copenhagen City Law Firm Møller, Tvermoes & Hoffmeyer, Jan was admitted to the…

Kanna Ichikawa

Japan

Academic Background: Kyoto University Graduate School of Biostudies, Division of Integrated Life Science, Laboratory of Signal Transduction Ichikawa Kanna’s main field of expertise is biotechnology and biology, but she is also capable of…

Kornelia Nagy-Koppany

Hungary

Kornelia Nagy-Koppany is the managing partner of the Budapest office of KNP LAW. She has represented international companies in the acquisition of Hungarian enterprises, advised investors on significant international transactions in the…

Sandra Kuzmich

USA

Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP possesses proven expertise in intellectual property, transactional, regulatory, and antitrust law. We have more than 80 attorneys and scientific advisors, many with advanced degrees in scientific and technical…

Scott Bass

USA

Scott Bass heads Sidley's global life sciences team, coordinating pharmaceutical, medical device, food and dietary supplement matters in the United States, Europe and Asia. He works out of both the Washington, DC, and New York offices. Mr…

Sonia Selletti is a partner and head of the life sciences team at Astolfi e Associati Studio Legale in Milan, named Pharmaceuticals Sector Law Expert of the Year in Italy at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025.

Alice Decramer, an associate in Signature Litigation's Paris office, was named Pharmaceuticals Sector Advisory Expert of the Year in France at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards for her drug and medical device disputes work.