Lawford Davies & Co is now LDMH Partners
We are delighted to announce a change in the partnership (and name!) of Lawford Davies & Co. Eric M. Meslin will join the partnership of the firm and expand the…
LDMH Partners – Life Sciences Advisors
We are a boutique advisory firm with unmatched expertise: our partners have been at the forefront of law, ethics and policy globally with deep experience in the life sciences sector, from the courtroom to the boardroom, from research centres to government agencies in the UK, the EU, and North America.
Our expertise comes from having the most up-to-date knowledge of legal, regulatory and policy developments in life sciences, cross-border issues in research and development, and scientific developments and innovation. We are experts in current academic thinking on bioethics, science and technology policy, and legal and regulatory evolution.
Get in touch to see how we can work together.
What we do
We advise clients across the life sciences sector. We are committed to helping our clients better navigate the complex life sciences environment, from anticipating issues before they become challenges, to solving problems and finding solutions once they have emerged.
DATA AND INFORMATION-BASED TECHNOLOGIES
At the heart of innovation are sensitive data sources, electronic health records, medical informatics platforms, patient records, and AI/ML based processes. Our strength in this field is the ability to advise across the entire spectrum of normative challenges: from the commercial and regulatory aspects of data-driven science and data privacy, to moral issues of informational self-determination.
CELL-BASED AND GENOMIC TECHNOLOGIES
We are established experts in the legal and ethical issues arising when human tissues and cells are used in treatment and research. Our particular strengths are in reproductive and genetic technologies, genetic testing, and genomics research including human rights, licensing, regulatory, and cross-border considerations.
COMPLIANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Life sciences innovation, undertaken responsibly, holds great promise for better living. Where the integrity of the process is called into question, a number of challenging compliance, regulatory and legal issues come to the fore. We advise clients on corporate social responsibility, scientific integrity, and compliance.
OUR Team
With more than 75 years of combined expertise in litigation, policy development, and advice-giving in the UK, Europe, and North America, our partners have unparalleled experience to meet the needs of our diverse client base.
James Lawford Davies
Partner | United Kingdom
Nils Hoppe
Partner | Europe
Eric M. Meslin
Partner | North America
GET IN TOUCH
Every client is different and the first step to providing the right advice is to understand
your needs – please get in touch with us to arrange for one of our advisors
to speak to you to find out how we can assist.
Latest News
German appeals court rules in favour of adoption in surrogacy case
The Frankfurt/Main appeal court (OLG) recently held (14.12.2023, Az. 2 UF 33/23) that the adoption of a child born as a result of a surrogacy arrangement abroad was lawful despite…
Modernising the regulation of fertility treatment and research involving human embryos
The HFEA has made proposals to change the law on the regulation of fertility treatment embryo research.
