The healthcare and life sciences sector is facing new trade winds and a looming threat of increased tariffs. This places additional pressure on a typical life sciences supply chain timeline.

We recently launched a four-part article series on supply chains, aimed at exploring the legal and operational complexities that healthcare and life sciences companies face as they navigate evolving global supply chain challenges.

The first article explores the steps companies can take to ensure business continuity in the face of disruption is available, and it explores the following key questions:  

Please watch out for the articles to follow.

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Cecilia Pastor is highly knowledgeable in the areas of mergers, acquisitions and pharmaceutical law.

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Kerry Contini is a partner in the Firm's International Trade Practice Group in Washington, DC. Kerry focuses her practice on export controls, trade sanctions, and antiboycott laws. This includes advising US and multinational companies on trade compliance programs, risk assessments, licensing, review of proposed transactions, and enforcement matters. Ms. Contini works regularly with companies across a wide range of industries, including the pharmaceutical/medical device, oil and gas, and nuclear sectors.

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Anne's practice focuses on IT and telecommunications supply arrangements; understanding regulatory issues for online, telecommunications and IT businesses (in particular for data management); and trade regulatory and commercial contracting advice. Anne regularly leads projects for drafting, localising or rolling out commercial agreements of data protection policies for multiple jurisdictions in Asia Pacific and conducting due diligence for undertaking new activities in Asia Pacific markets.

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Daniel Garcia is a counsel in the North America Transactional Practice Group at Baker McKenzie’s Houston office.

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Michal is a partner in our Corporate M&A department at Baker McKenzie’s London office.