Kate Ackland
Managing Associate
Kate is a Managing Associate in the Commercial, Data and Tech team specialising in commercial contracts with a particular focus on the life sciences sector.
Awards & Recognition
Biography
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Kate advises clients across a range of sectors on complex commercial matters, with particular experience in manufacturing, supply and distribution, franchising, sponsorship, agency and licensing arrangements.
Kate has significant experience advising pharmaceutical and life sciences companies on strategically important commercial agreements across the product lifecycle, including clinical and commercial manufacturing and supply agreements, technology transfer agreements, quality agreements, distribution and wholesaling arrangements, equipment supply contracts, master services agreements and licensing transactions.
Having spent two years in-house at a pharmaceutical company, Kate has first-hand experience of the commercial, operational and regulatory challenges faced by life sciences businesses. This in-house perspective enables her to provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice that is tailored to clients' strategic objectives.
Experience
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Mid-sized pharmaceutical company
Leading the negotiation and drafting of strategic supply chain agreements including multi-million pound equipment supply contracts for manufacturing facilities, serialisation software integration agreements, commercial manufacturing agreements with CDMOs and packaging and raw material supply contracts.
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Mid-sized pharmaceutical company
Advising on commercialisation activities under an in-licensing agreement for a key paediatric oncology product including providing advice on clinical data ownership and drafting distribution agreements for a named patient supply programme.
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Mid-sized pharmaceutical company
Providing strategic advice on compliance with the ABPI Code of Practice, including regulatory and transparency obligations arising from collaborations with healthcare organisations and healthcare professionals.
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Early-stage biotech company
Drafting a strategic clinical manufacturing and supply agreement for finished drug product in the context of an out-licensing agreement.
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On
Supporting the Swiss luxury lifestyle brand in relation to its strategic commercial contracts.
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Aviagen
Supporting the leading poultry genetics business on their supply and distribution agreements.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Advising on a broad range of contracts including collaboration agreements and service agreements.
