Baker & McKenzie has appointed leading Life Sciences partner, Amanda Turnill, effective 6 May. Amanda joins the Firm from DLA Piper and will co-chair Baker & McKenzie’s Australian Life Sciences group with partner Ben McLaughlin. She will be based in Sydney.
Amanda has more than 20 years’ experience as a product liability litigator and regulatorylawyer, having advised pharmaceutical, medical technology, biotechnology, and other life sciences companies in Australia, the UK, Europe, USA and Asia. Her key clients include several top 20 global pharmaceutical and medical technology companies.
Over her career in Australia and the UK, Amanda has advised on a broad range of issues arising in the life cycle of drug development and commercialisation. These have included product liability proceedings, class actions, Therapeutic Goods legislation and regulations, crisis and risk management, product stewardship and compliance, and PBS pricing and reimbursement issues.
On Amanda’s appointment, McLaughlin said: “Amanda will add depth and experience to our strong existing team of lawyers advising life sciences clients. Immensely experienced, she was the Global Co-Chair of Life Sciences at her previous firm.
“Before becoming a lawyer, Amanda was a registered nurse so she has been able to combine her knowledge of health issues and her interest in the life sciences industry with law. It’s this depth of experience that makes Amanda one of the most highly sought after lawyers in this industry.”
Turnill added: “I am excited to be joining a strong Life Sciences team in Australia, as part of one of the world’s premier Life Sciences practices. I am confident that Baker & McKenzie’s approach to servicing clients in this area and the industry knowledge of the wider team, means we will be able to provide high-value service to life sciences clients.
“I am thrilled to now be part of the team which has been categorised as being in the “superleague” of life sciences firms globally by PLC’s life sciences directory.”
Amanda is Chair of AusBiotech’s NSW Branch Committee and has been listed as a leading lawyer in numerous legal directories over the past decade. Her most recent professional recognition is in the International Who’s Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2013; the Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation and Product Liability Lawyers 2012; PLC’s Which Lawyer – Life Sciences, 2012; Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law, 2012; and International Who’s Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers, 2012. She has been listed in Who’s Who of Australian Women since 2006.
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