BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Bruna Rocha, Jessica Filka, Juliana Marcondes and Victoria Cristofaro, COSRO
COSRO delivers sector-focused legal counsel built for speed and impact. The life sciences and health- care team combines 15+ years of senior practitioner experience across Brazil and Latin America with deep regulatory fluency (ANVISA pathways, CMED pric- ing, and public and private market access), enabling clients to move products from lab bench to com- mercial launch with precision. Transactional to the core, COSRO structures complex cross-border ac- quisitions, builds regulated entities, designs invest- ment platforms for emerging markets, and executes asset transfers and restructurings. Coverage spans CEP/CONEP submissions, GCP/GMP compliance,
pharmacovigilance, technology transfer and LGPD- compliant digital engagement. COSRO integrates HEOR into CONITEC dossiers and payer negotiation and design distribution models, tendering strategies, and patient support programmes for SUS and private payers. The firm deploys generative AI governance frameworks for pharma and device clients, embed- ding privacy-by-design, GxP validation, model risk classification and human-in-the-loop oversight for compliant deployment in R&D, pharmacovigilance, field force enablement and patient engagement. Clients include global biopharma, medtech, digital health, CROs and agriscience companies.
Authors
Bruna Rocha advises clients across the healthcare and life sciences spectrum, including pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, digital health, CROs, hospitals and agribiotech, structuring transactions and
Jessica Filka is a corporate lawyer and advises Brazilian and international companies across the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Her extensive experience in complex transactions, particularly in large-cap
regulatory frameworks that drive growth while managing risk. Her practice centres on corporate transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, R&D partnerships and spin-offs, with particular strength in regulated entity formation, compliance architecture and complex restructurings. Her experience spans emerging sectors including AI in healthcare, SaMD, connected devices, wearables, biofabrication and digital care models, advising on regulatory strategy, data protection and pathways to registration and reimbursement. She guides clients through development, regulatory approval and market access.
and mid-market deals, has positioned her as a trusted adviser in the field for the past decade. Jessica holds postgraduate degrees in Corporate Law, Contract Design and Taxation in Corporate Transactions from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/ SP). Her practice encompasses deal structuring, negotiations of key contracts and thorough analysis of legal risks.
Juliana Marcondes represents medical technology manufacturers, biotechs, diagnostics companies and distributors of medical products. Her practice centres on pre-litigation counselling and dispute avoidance.
She partners with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver specialised, industry-specific advice across the life sciences and healthcare sector.
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