Sidley Austin Announces Launch Of UK Life Sciences Practice

Sidley Austin LLP has teamed up with former Bristows LLP employee Marie Manley to launch a major UK life science law practice.

Ms Manley, who was previously the leader of Bristows’ Life Sciences regulatory department, will lead the company’s life sciences team in the capital.

Managing partner of Sidley’s London office Matthew Dening said: “Marie’s arrival signals our on-going commitment to global life sciences and the London market.”

He noted that Marie has a “deep understanding” of the regulatory systems in both the UK and European Union and comes to the firm with “extensive experience in contentious proceedings”.

Ms Manley has been practising life sciences law for a long time, and her expertise lies in European and UK regulations, issues concerning the life cycle of medicinal products, and product liability, competition and advertising of these commodities.

She has vast experience working across Europe and around the world, particularly in EU court tests.

Commenting on her new position, Ms Manley said she is “delighted” to be joining the firm, adding that it will give her a new platform to “assist my clients in a globalised world where bio/pharma companies are facing multiple cross-border challenges in which consistency of approach in all key jurisdictions is paramount”.

Sidley was founded more than 150 years ago, and now has a vast team of legal professionals around the world. It prides itself on its achievements and ethics, and was named a Learning Elite organisation in 2017 by Chief Learning Officer magazine. This celebrates businesses that have excellent workforce development strategies that yield good results.

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