Browne Jacobson bolsters life-sciences team
Law firm Browne Jacobson, which operates in Ireland and Britain, has appointed Kevin Moore as a commercial partner.
It has described the appointment as “a major step in building an ambitious all-Island legal platform for life sciences”.
Moore has spent the past 15 years advising companies across the full business life-cycle, with a particular focus on the manufacturing, supply, and commercial arrangements that underpin life-science products in market.
DeNovo Legal, the specialist firm he founded, has advised emerging and scaling companies within Galway and Ireland’s life-sciences cluster.
Integrated team
He is an alumnus of the University of Galway’s BioInnovate Fellowship Programme, a specialist health-technology innovation programme affiliated with Stanford Biodesign.
Based in Galway, Moore joins Browne Jacobson to work alongside Dublin-based corporate partners Will Darmody and Gavin Bluett, as well as Chiara Quondamatteo (corporate associate specialising in life sciences).
The firm says that they will form an integrated Ireland team with the range and depth to advise life-sciences clients from their earliest commercial contracts through to major cross-border transactions, fundraisings, and regulatory matters.
‘Growing footprint’
The appointment comes as Browne Jacobson establishes a presence in Belfast after recently joining forces with Davidson McDonnell.
The firm says that this means the firm will, for the first time, have a presence spanning Galway, Dublin, and Belfast.
“I believe my experience of working with a broad spectrum of life-sciences companies in Ireland will support the firm’s growing footprint here,” said Moore.
Track record
Browne Jacobson describes Galway as “a global life-sciences capital” that is home to some of the world's most innovative medical-technology, medical-devices, and pharmaceutical businesses.
Gerard Hanratty (partner and head of health and life sciences) said that Moore’s expertise, network, and track record made him “an outstanding addition” to its team, adding that his appointment took its life-sciences capability “to a new level”.
Moore’s hire follows the recent appointment of Chris Holder from Bristows, who brings expertise in life-sciences technology and AI.