SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Oliver Brupbacher, Markus Schott, Markus Wang and Djamila Batache, Bär & Karrer Ltd
Bär & Karrer Ltd is a leading Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug, Basel and St Moritz. The firm’s core business is advising clients on innovative and complex transac-
tions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Clients range from mul- tinational corporations to private individuals in Swit- zerland and around the world.
Authors
Oliver Brupbacher is a dispute resolution and investigation partner at Bär & Karrer AG. He has extensive experience in the life sciences and
Markus Wang co-heads Bär & Karrer AG’s life science practice and focuses on IP, pharma-licensing and R&D, as well as drug and medical devices marketing/distribution. Markus’ practice covers patent or licensing-
healthcare sectors, including in complex commercial and cross- border litigation, investigations and arbitration, as well as regulatory, corporate and compliance counselling, and risk management. Oliver’s practice focuses on representing national and multinational clients in heavily regulated industries and at various stages of dispute resolution and investigations, including pre-dispute advice, crisis management, and information governance. As a former senior litigation counsel, global product lawyer and head of global discovery at Novartis, Oliver combines expertise in his areas of practice with an intimate understanding of the industry and clients’ needs.
related litigation and arbitration in the pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical device sectors, drafting, negotiating and advising clients in respect of complex licence, R&D, drug distribution and similar industry-specific agreements. Furthermore, he regularly deals with regulatory questions concerning advertising and distributing drugs, and represents clients vis-à-vis Swissmedic in related proceedings. Markus also serves on the boards of start-ups in the life sciences industry.
Djamila Batache is an associate in the life sciences and litigation team at Bär & Karrer AG. Djamila’s practice focuses on advising and representing clients in the healthcare and life sciences sector in the areas of
Markus Schott co-heads Bär & Karrer AG’s life science practice and focuses on regulation and litigation work. He has broad experience in all kinds of regulatory law matters, including governmental licences, authorisations
contract law, regulation, and (product) liability law. She is also regularly involved in conducting internal investigations and assisting clients in compliance matters. Djamila is an expert in the field of AI governance and regulation – in particular, with regard to liability implications of the use of AI systems.
and supervision, as well as pricing regimes, sanctions, and industry codes. Markus advises and represents pharma and medtech companies, laboratories, hospitals and other participants in the healthcare, cosmetics, food and beverage sectors, in addition to research institutions and governmental agencies. He also drafts expert opinions and represents clients in court proceedings.
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