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Finance Monthly speaks to Otto Licks, partner at Brazilian law firm, Momsen, Leonardos and Cia. Here, he speaks to us about the firm, the state of the Brazilian business and investment sector and his firm’s involvement with it. Referred to by Who’s Who Legal magazine in 2010 as a ‘very sharp’, ‘absolutely terrific’, and with an ‘in –depth expertise in intellectual property and the life sciences’ attorney, Otto is well-placed to comment on current investment and legal issues in Brazil.
and drugs in the country and have successfully worked on cases relating to biosimilars and nanotechnology-based products. I have obtained several injunctions in complex trademark cases involving technology and large amounts of data. I was also elected by Which Lawyer magazine in
2008 and 2009 as a highly-recommended attorney in the Intellectual Property of Life Sciences area, and I was also indicated by PLC Life Sciences magazine of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and by the PLC Intellectual Property magazine of 2007/08. He publishes extensively in the areas of practice and is an experienced speaker in programs in the US, Europe and Latin America.
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Please introduce yourself, your areas of specialism and your firm profile?
I am the leading partner for the patent, life sciences and complex litigation groups. I advise and practice trial and appellate litigation for telecommunications, information technology, oil and gas, life sciences and healthcare clients, working in the intersection of regulatory and IP laws, with due diligence, business transactions, government procurement and antitrust, including data package exclusivity, regulatory compliance, misleading advertising, unfair competition and IP policy making. I lead one of the largest litigation practices on food
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What expertise do you offer local and foreign clients?
I offer the benefit of several years of experience in advising foreign clients and the strategic decisions to cater only to the foreign community assures foreign clients expertise and the independence needed to build long term relationships. The formal training and academic degrees abroad, in different European and US jurisdictions, allows faster and precise communication with foreign clients. The years of experience with requirements of European, US and Japanese clients allow advice tailored to common and recurrent needs of clients in such jurisdictions.
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What recent transaction(s) have you been working on?
We have been involved in several transactions lately, including assisting the world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally in the largest patent litigation lawsuit in Brazil. We also advised the top European healthcare supplier in the
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