Ante’s lawyers have extensive experience in legal assistance to global pharmaceutical companies and local distributors of medicines, medical equipment and cosmetics.
We offer legal assistance in participation in public procurements, investigations of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, advertising and promotion of medicines, cooperation with medical personnel, compliance with GMP requirements, protection of intellectual property rights and data exclusivity, counseling on personal data protection, state regulation of prices for medicines and medical products, compliance with anti-corruption legislation, as well as representation of interests in courts of all levels in administrative, economic, criminal and civil proceedings.
Our services are provided by a team of lawyers who are very familiar with the features of the pharmaceutical industry and medical devices. Therefore we effectively reach the goals of the clients.
The Legal 500 ranking acknowledges Ante’s increasing involvement in a pharmaceuticals & healthcare in five practices: Employment, Intellectual Property, Competition, Dispute Resolution, Commercial, Corporate and M&A.
The research “Ukrainian law firms. A handbook for foreign clients” has been recommending Ante, Andriy Guck, and Kateryna Ishchenko since 2019:
Ante Law Firm advises a growing number of pharmaceutical companies and medical device distributors on IP, media, labor, medicines and medical devices regulations, taxation, commercial, antitrust and competition. The team successfully represented the interests of Sanofi-Aventis Ukraine in several projects: defended its interests in the Supreme Court in a marketing services case initiated by opponents; represented interests in a claim for compensation for damages resulting from illegal actions of the state executive service (bailiffs); advises in an unfair competition case involving the use of the Sanofi brand by another company. Zdravo also receives constant support from Ante on legal issues arising in connection with participation in public procurement, including claims proceedings at the AMCU, litigations and inquiries of law-enforcement bodies regarding the import of medical devices. The team also advises Perrigo Ukraine on the drafting of internal company policies regarding COVID-19. The team is led by Andriy Guck, who acts on regulatory issues, competition and litigation, with the significant contribution of Kateryna Ishchenko, focused on IP and pharma regulation.