Ellen Bergmann, LL.M.

Attorney | Partner

Location: München

T: +49 89 2778253-0
ellen.bergmann@greengate.legal

Areas of Expertise
  • General legal advice to the pharma, biotech and medtech industry
  • Industry-specific contracts and commercial transactions in the pharma, biotech and medtech industry, including
    • research & development agreements
    • license & collaboration agreements
    • clinical trial agreements and CRO agreements
    • contract manufacture agreements, distribution agreements, marketing agreements
    • collaborations with universities and academic institutions
  • Intellectual Property, including patent laws and laws on employee inventions
  • Antitrust laws
Languages
  • German
  • English
Professional Background and Education

2014-2022

Weitnauer Rechtsanwälte, Munich, Partner

2008-2014

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Frankfurt a.M., Counsel

2001-2008

Mayer Brown LLP, Frankfurt a.M., Associate

2001/2002

Master of Laws (LL.M.) University of Edinburgh, UK

1998-2000

Landgericht Mainz

1993-1998

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Publications (Selection)
  • Handbuch Life Sciences Agreements, 1st edition, 2014
  • Lohnherstellungsverträge in der pharmazeutischen Industrie, Mennenöh/ Bergmann, Arzneimittel & Recht, 2/2014, 65
  • Rechtliche Eckdaten einer gewinnbringenden Zusammenarbeit, Lizenzen, Partnering, Strategische Allianzen zwischen Biotech und Big Pharma aus juristischer Sicht, Going Public, Special Edition „Biotechnology 2004“, 2004, 176
  • Einseitige Vertriebsbeschränkungen und Art. 81 EG-Vertrag – Folgerungen aus dem Bayer-Adalat-Urteil des EuGH und dem Volkswagen-Urteil des EuG, Kamann/ Bergmann, EWS 2004, 151
  • Die neue EG-Kartellverfahrensverordnung – Auswirkungen auf die unternehmerische Vertragspraxis, Kamann/ Bergmann, BB 2003, 1743
Transactions (Selection)
  • Advising a German biotechnology company on various outlicensing projects with international pharmaceutical companies in the field of radiopharmaceuticals
  • Advising a global pharmaceutical company on the conclusion of a worldwide contract manufacturing agreement
  • Advising a biotechnology company in the field of artificial intelligence on the academic spin-off and establishment of its business model
  • Ongoing advice to a publicly traded US biotechnology company on operational contracts
Memberships
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • Hanielstiftung and Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (Alumni)