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The combination of rapid technological innovation and disruption of traditional models of care has accelerated the integration of MedTech offerings in healthcare

Our global MedTech practice is a core component of the firm’s life sciences group. Our team combines the world’s leading M&A, capital markets and antitrust attorneys with deep life sciences, technology and MedTech expertise. Through a cross-disciplinary approach, we advise our MedTech clients, including life sciences businesses, technology firms, healthcare companies and providers, and investors, on their most critical and complex M&A, joint venture, licence, collaboration, capital markets and other strategic transactions. Our MedTech expertise spans medical devices (including SaMD) as well as a range of digital health and health IT products, services and platforms.

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Vinita Kailasanath

Partner
Hamburg

Philipp Dohnke

Partner
London

Giles Pratt

Global Head of IP/Data Practice, Global Co-Head of AI
Düsseldorf

Christoph Werkmeister

Global Co-Head of Data/Tech
London, Dublin

Sharon Malhi

Partner
New York

Menachem Kaplan

Partner
Düsseldorf, Berlin

Michael Ramb

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New York

Timothy Harkness

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London

Andrew Austin

Partner, Head of London Dispute Resolution
London

Harriet Hanks (née Perry)

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