{"id":94,"date":"2016-05-11T10:23:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:06:46","slug":"pharmaceutical-healthcare-and-life-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/our-expertise\/our-industries\/pharmaceutical-healthcare-and-life-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences team stays up-to-date with the rapidly changing landscape of these innovative sectors, advising research institutions, healthcare providers, medical device companies and major pharmaceutical players on the full spectrum of their legal concerns, including regulatory issues such as product registration, clinical trial regulation and marketing authorization applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our IP expertise is designed to protect all aspects of our client\u2019s portfolios. We advise on one-off filings, prosecution and litigation and assist with all aspects of our client\u2019s IP strategies. Our expertise encompasses the full range of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Our clients are prominent international household names with diverse IP portfolios and leading local clients with strong brands nationally and in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We handle various pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences advisory work, including compliance, risk management, and dispute resolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Practice areas<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drugs manufacturing and distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product licensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commercial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">At a glance<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novartis.com\/pk-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Novartis Pharma Pakistan Limited<\/a>:<\/strong> represented the client in suits and thereafter appeals filed by ex-employees before the District Courts and the High Court of Sindh bench at Larkana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcdapakistan.org\/cgi-sys\/suspendedpage.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association<\/a>:<\/strong> represented client and obtained an interim order restraining the operation of section 7 of the import pricing policy as issued by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan on behalf of the Defending American Life Insurance Company (Pakistan) Limited (ALICO Pakistan) (now known as IGI Life Insurance Limited) and American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) in two suits filed before the High Court of Sindh at Karachi by employees of American Life Insurance Company (Pakistan) Limited, against the intended sale of ALICO&#8217;s majority shareholding in ALICO Pakistan, to IGI Insurance Limited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pfizer Corporation<\/a>:<\/strong> represented the client in the restructuring and merger of its subsidiaries in Pakistan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/searleiv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Searle IV Solutions<\/a>:<\/strong> represented client, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies of Pakistan manufacturing lifesaving IV solutions, in a suit relating to whether an S.R.O granting a tax exemption applied to the material imported by Searle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">News and insights<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/riaa-wins-pharmaceutical-tax-exemption-case\/\">RIAA Wins Pharmaceutical Tax Exemption Case<\/a> &#8211; January 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/news-story\/riaa-advises-on-getz-groups-novartis-pakistan-acquisition\/\">RIAA Advises on Acquisition of Novartis Pakistan by Getz Group<\/a> &#8211; December 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speak to lead pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences partner <a href=\"https:\/\/riaabarkergillette.com\/pk\/our-team\/mayhar-mustafa-kazi\/\">Mayhar Kazi<\/a> today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are recognised as a leading advisor for patent prosecution and litigation, corporate and licensing work in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":80,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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