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FIRM PROFILES CANADA WWW.DAVIS.CA Davis LLP has in-depth knowledge of the Life Sciences industry and the complex legal challenges within it. We represent a variety of clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, cosmetic and agricultural sectors. From product conceptualization and development to licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and expansion, members of Davis LLP’s Life Sciences Practice Group have extensive experience assisting domestic and foreign clients in every stage of the business cycle. We highly value the significant contributions the Life Sciences industry provides and we help our clients focus on nurturing their ideas by protecting their business interests and products. Members of the group have appeared before the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board and have successfully challenged decisions of regulatory bodies on judicial review applications in the Federal Court of Canada. As a comprehensive, full-service law firm, Davis offers clients a broad base of knowledge across a variety of practice groups. Our cross-disciplinary teams of lawyers are capable of directing formidable resources to particular areas of law, other specific industries, and selected regions as required. Through this approach, we have been able to advise our Life Science clients on Employment and Labour, Privacy Law, Litigation, Regulatory & Administrative Law, Taxation, Competition and Antitrust, Product Liability and Class Actions. Members of our Life Sciences Practice Group write and lecture extensively and have recently published the “Canada” chapter in Global Legal Group’s The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising 2013. Some members have additional technical training at a graduate or postdoctoral level. They have also been recognized as leading lawyers by notable publications, such as The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada, and Who’s Who Legal. Davis LLP is a leading business law firm with offices across the major business centres in Canada, such as Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, Edmonton, Calgary, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, and an associate office in Tokyo, Japan. Davis LLP is described by Chambers Global as “a lean outfit that punches above its weight.” The firm acts for Canadian and international clients, and is often involved in complex matters with an international dimension. It has also developed a number of niche markets including life sciences, advertising & marketing, intellectual property and Japanese-related investments. With over 250 lawyers from a diverse range of backgrounds, Davis LLP is well-positioned to provide its clients with timely, practical and well-informed solutions. Conceptualization: • Patents and trade-marks • Protection and commercialization of intellectual property Financing: • Secured finance • Corporate organization Development: • Outsourcing • Clinical trials Licensing: • Domestic and Foreign in licensing of the Canadian rights for pharmaceutical products and medical devices • Structuring of International Licensing and joint venture arrangements Manufacturing: • Regulatory compliance such as obtaining and maintaining drug identification numbers (DINs) and establishment licenses under the Food & Drugs Act (FDA) Labelling, Advertising & Marketing: • Product packaging, labelling and monographs • Pricing and reimbursement strategies • Advertising campaigns and promotional programs in compliance with the FDA, Health Canada requirements, and, where applicable, the self-regulatory codes of the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB), Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) and Rx&D Storage and Distribution: • Storage and transportation consistent with the FDA • Logistics and supply chain management Expansion: • Private equity and venture capital • Mergers and acquisitions OFFICES: CANADA CALGARY: Suite 1000, Livingston Place West, 250 2nd Street SW, AB, T2P 0C1 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] EDMONTON: Suite 1201, Scotia Tower 2, 10060 Jasper Avenue, AB, T5J 4E5 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] MONTRÉAL: Suite 1400, McGill College Tower, 1501 McGill College Avenue, QC, H3A 3M8 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] TORONTO: Suite 6000, 1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 367, 100 King Street West, ON, M5X 1E2 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] VANCOUVER: Suite 2800, Park Place, 666 Burrard Street, BC, V6C 2Z7 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] WHITEHORSE: Suite 201, The Taku Building, 4109 4th Avenue, YT, Y1A 1H6 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] YELLOWKNIFE: Suite 802, Northwest Tower, 5201 – 50th Avenue, NT, X1A 3S9 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] JAPAN TOKYO: ARK Mori Building, West Wing 13th Floor, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, 107-6013 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] LMG LIFE SCIENCES 2013 169