Andrea Benelli

Experience

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  Studio Notarile Not. Alfredo Mandarini

  Feb 2011 - May 2012

  Trainee

  - Contracts: Drafted several kind of national agreements (sale and purchase, exchange of land, bank loan, power of attorney, testament, gift) and commercial deed (establishment of new companies, dissolution of partnerships, minutes of the board of directors’ meetings, mergers, takeovers).- Other activities: Performed cadastral and mortgage inspections, analyzed fiscal aspects of agreements, performed formalities after signature (transcription, registration, taxation).

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  Studio Legale Avv. Giorgio Pasquale

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2013

  Trainee

  - Litigation: Proactively collaborated with senior lawyers on civil, criminal and administrative litigations; prepared legal documents and written pleadings for court cases, timely performed court activities, ensuring client’s needs and satisfaction.- Legal Advice: Provided opinions to clients on a wide range of legal issues (especially, in the area of contract and obligation, real estate, family).

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  A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l.

  Jan 2012 - now

   Contracts: Responsible for providing daily legal support to business development, research and development, manufacturing and supply chain, marketing and sales, procurement, HR IT, pharmacovigilance, market access and regulatory affairs on negotiation of different kinds of agreements (CDAs, services agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, development agreements, distribution agreements, consultancy agreements, loan agreements, settlement agreements, preclinical and clinical research agreements, promotion and advertisement agreements). License and M&A: Manage in/out-license transactions and national/cross-border M&A deals, from the starting of due diligence to negotiation of term sheets and final agreements. Participate to leadership teams and negotiation sessions, teaming with the Corporate Legal Director and the Group General Counsel. Select and coordinate external counsels (when necessary). Regulatory, Market Access and Price and Reimbursement: Legal point of reference for regulatory affairs on market access issues and price and reimbursement negotiations in Italy and abroad. Antitrust, Privacy and Compliance: Provide legal advice of contractual antitrust matters. Support corporate privacy and compliance department on legal matters (i.e. drafting of contractual clauses, negotiation, interpretation of laws and regulations). Litigation: Manage civil and administrative litigation. Select, instruct and work alongside external counsels. Legal Advice: Provide expert and timely legal advice on pharmaceutical, civil and commercial law. Team Management and Legal Coordination of HUBS (Spain, Germany, Luxemburg, USA and Singapore). Show less  Contracts: Drafted and negotiated different kind of agreements, achieving company’s goals and risk minimization (confidentiality, service, manufacturing, supply, development, distribution, consultancy, loan, settlement, preclinical and clinical research). License and M&A: Worked on in/out-license transactions and national/cross-border M&A processes, from due diligence to closing, in coordination with the Corporate Legal Director. Selected and coordinated external counsels. Commercial Law: Provided legal support to the corporate team responsible for business expansions, through establishment of new companies, branches and offices (South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, EAU, Iran); advised on possible strategies and business models, drafted documents and agreements, managed legal relationship with local partners. Market Access and Price and Reimbursement: Legal support to Regulatory Affairs on market access issues and price and reimbursement negotiations in Italy. Litigation: Managed civil and administrative litigation. Selected, instructed and worked alongside external counsels. Legal Advice: Provided expert and timely legal advice on pharmaceutical, civil and commercial law. Show less

  • Global Legal Manager - Licensing, R&D & Manufacturing

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Legal Counsel

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2020