Avv. Andrea Sorgato

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Andrea Sorgato is of counsel of the Firm, based in Shanghai office, which joined since 2017. He lives in China since 2014 and now is the coordinator of the Healthcare Department of the Firm.

He deals with Healthcare since 2001, after law graduating in Catholic University of Milan. Since then, he deals with this sector – notably a multidisciplinary one – by managing issues related to relationships between healthcare industry and the National Health Service Institutions, negotiations in agreements with NHS, labour contracts of medical and nurse employees, as well as issues concerning economy drive in Healthcare industry and methods of reimbursement of health services provided by private healthcare clinics.

Since 2008 he follows pharmaceutical industry too, by assisting several pharmaceutical companies in many issues among which, for instance, market access, negotiation in reimbursement agreements between our Clients and Regulatory Authorities, generic drugs and issues concerning its originators, regulatory dossiers of drugs, biosimilars, procurement call tenders convened by NHS Institutions.

He assists Healthcare Companies in all phases related to Chinese Healthcare market access: incorporation of legal entities, scouting of suitable Chinese partner, establishment of joint-ventures, negotiation with Chinese Government Healthcare Authorities, consulting in commercial agreements with local distributors of drugs and medical devices.

He was assistant Professor in Administrative Law at Catholic University of Milan.

He is member of the editing board “Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico e della salute” (Review of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Law); he’s member of Healthcare Working Group at CICC – China-Italy Chamber of Commerce.

LANGUAGES: English, Italian, Chinese, French, Spanish