The Healthcare & Pharma Litigation Practice Group of Lee & Ko, has successfully litigated many cases on behalf of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, medical devices, and cosmetics companies through its accurate judgment and analysis based on its uniquely professional and technical understanding of the healthcare industry. The Healthcare & Pharma Litigation Practice Group also has extensive experience handling various health care-related litigation cases including appeals (e.g., initiating administrative proceedings, requesting suspensions on enforcement, etc.) to dispositions from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the National Health Insurance Service as well as civil and criminal cases (e.g., investigations by the prosecution, criminal defense and civil litigations) and other litigation cases related to the healthcare industry.

The Healthcare & Pharma Litigation Practice Group at Lee & Ko is comprised of attorneys who are experts with practical knowledge and understanding of all relevant industries, including the pharmaceutical, biochemical, chemical, medical, and healthcare industries. Our attorneys possess extensive experience in addressing all technical aspects of the cases, and moreover, in effectively managing cases through collaboration with other attorneys who had previously served at the prosecutor’s office and the courts handling cases related to the healthcare industry.

Expertise

Appeals to dispositions by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Appeals to dispositions by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Appeals to dispositions by the National Health Insurance Service
Defense of food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and medical devices companies against prosecutorial investigations and legal representative in subsequent criminal litigations
Defense in litigations before the Constitutional Court regarding healthcare and medical issues
Defense in litigations regarding kickbacks involving pharmaceutical and medical devices companies and physicians

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Major Cases

Represented multinational pharmaceutical companies in revocation lawsuits concerning drug price reduction
Represented a pharmaceutical company in Korea's first administrative proceedings related to reverse payment settlement and reduced the administrative fine imposed by the Korean Fair Trade Commission by 80%
Represented pharmaceutical companies in numerous kickback related investigations and criminal proceedings
Acted for pharmaceutical companies in various actions seeking damages from the National Health Insurance Service
Represented pharmaceutical companies in lawsuits for damages related to bioequivalence tests
Represented pharmaceutical companies in numerous lawsuits for damages concerning raw materials and ingredients for drugs
Represented pharmaceutical companies to overcome rejection of request for patent term extensions
Represented food companies in lawsuits for revocation of administrative actions
Acted on behalf of pharmaceutical companies in legal proceedings to confirm invalidity of notices related to new drugs derived from natural substances