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With innovative technologies changing the way we all do business, you need a tech-savvy legal team to guide you, whether you’re a research institution; VC, investor or private equity firm; a global giant or an agri-business looking to expand.
Our IP team can help you with any issues around agricultural technology, animal health, cannabis, pesticides and plant-based pharma and genetics. Regardless of the background, we can work with you to maximize the potential of your idea, both scientifically and economically.
We're not just here for your intellectual property needs. This is a wide sector and our team has the capability to provide technical and legal help and strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, debt financing and even leasing land and providing energy to run your manufacturing facilities.
Wherever you are in the world, you know that cannabis is an area of the industry that is rapidly growing and changing. If you are part of this emerging sector, having knowledgeable legal counsel is a vital part of doing business as laws and regulations can vary greatly between nations and even within one country. Our global team can advise you on both regional and international levels, providing practical solutions to help you.
With us, you can simplify your legal needs, accessing a wealth of knowledge from IP patent protection and regulatory compliance through to employment, licensing and tax, via one point of contact. Many of our team have science and engineering degrees including advanced degrees in chemistry and biotechnology, so we will be quick to understand your work and what you need to do to reach the next stage. We're here to help you grow.
Our representative experience includes advising:
- a bloodstock industry leader on various contractual matters, including advising on bespoke engagements with third parties and their standard conditions of sale
- a private bank in Germany and a deeptech fund organization on the establishment of the first-ever Irish-domiciled, QIAIF ICAV private equity medical cannabis fund. The alternative investment fund will be marketed to qualifying investors globally, in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
- an environmental company in one of the largest environmental criminal investigations in Irish history as a result of EU-wide investigation as to how pig feed and syrup for the manufacture of soft drinks became contaminated. This was a hugely complex matter relating to TFS legislation and EU regulation, our client was charged on indictment in the Central Criminal Court with breaches of Council Regulations, Irish Regulations and the Waste Management Act 1996
- a leader in the supply of marine based lipids, proteins and calcium to the international marketplace on an investment round of an amount in excess of €5,000,000 (reported) secured on foot of an employment and investment incentive scheme sourced by their corporate finance partners, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland
- North America largest owners of Cannabinoid IP in connection with the transfer of one of the transfer of its portfolio of IP for synthetic cannabinoids to its Irish IP Holding company and subsequent licensing arrangements for exploitation of key elements of that portfolio
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