Emerging Practice Areas

Our emerging practice group focuses on research and development, registration and commercialisation in manufacturing, the life sciences and all related aspects which extends to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, dietary supplements, foods, cosmetics and environmental agents.

Our team of lawyers continues to develop proficiencies in routine advisory services on administration of intellectual property protection, franchising, employment needs, medical negligence, and corporate governance issues. In addition, we have also developed our competition law repertoire to address the legal and compliance needs of manufacturers and producers of medical and pharmaceutical goods and services in market authorisation of products, licensing of intellectual property, government affairs, and anticompetitive practice advisory.

We also provide Environmental Social Governance (“ESG”), advisory services to private stakeholders investing in capital intensive projects. To this end our advisory services encompasses management systems, and ESG investing bordering on:

• Implementing environmental friendly practices
• Identifying corporate practices with social impact within the communities in which they carry on business activities
• Governance and risk compliance