Why Ropes & Gray
Collaborating across practices and geographies, our team has benchmarked and implemented global compliance programs for many leading companies. Our lawyers and professionals are fluent in 42 languages. We also partner with law firms on six continents. Learn more about our Global Health Care Compliance capabilities.
- Compliance program structure and mandate
- Compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), U.K. Anti-Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws
- Sanctions and export control compliance
- Regulatory compliance with the U.S. FDA, China FDA, and EU regulatory bodies
- Data privacy and cybersecurity
- Diligence and monitoring processes for distributors, sales agents and other third parties.
- HCP arrangements
- Policy development and implementation
- Compliance training
- Internal and government-initiated investigations
- Risk assessments
- Day-to-day “help desk” compliance support
- Due diligence for corporate transactions
- Industry benchmarking
Global Health Care Compliance
Events
We regularly offer webinars and teleconferences to address common compliance concerns.
- Economic Sanctions & Export Control Risks for the Health Care & Life Sciences Industries (November 22, 2019)
- Auditing and Monitoring: How to Use Data Effectively (October 23, 2018)
- Networked Medical Devices and Current Security Risks (July 16, 2018)
- Current Areas of Concern for Life Science Corporations: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (June 6-7, 2018)
- Globalizing your Compliance Program – balancing global operations and local controls (December 6, 2017)
News & Analysis
Ropes & Gray regularly examines trends, developments and issues in global health care compliance care to provide guidance on this rapidly evolving topic.- Podcast: Health Care Compliance Check-up: Brazil (August 5, 2021)
- Podcast: Health Care Compliance Check-up: Czech Republic (July 1, 2021)
- France’s National Bar Council Publishes Guidelines on Internal Investigations (September 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Podcast: Global Health Care Compliance: Managing Compliance Issues and Process Changes Related to the Pandemic (June 4, 2020)
- Podcast: Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Culture in Times of Crisis (June 1, 2020)
Tools
Offerings
- Law Comparison Guide
- Ropes and Gray’s local law compendium aids clients in operating in accordance with local laws as part of their global compliance programs. It is comprised of easy-to-use summaries of country-specific health care laws, regulations and industry codes spanning the jurisdictions where pharmaceutical and medical device companies operate.
Through our strong relationships with trusted local counsel, we were able to develop this compendium using country-specific questionnaires that analyze the legal and regulatory regimes governing, and prevalent industry groups influencing, industry interactions with health care professionals in each region, geography and jurisdiction. Together with our local counsel partners, we have developed guides for the following regions: Asia, Europe and North & South America. For more information on this publication, please click here.
- Ropes and Gray’s local law compendium aids clients in operating in accordance with local laws as part of their global compliance programs. It is comprised of easy-to-use summaries of country-specific health care laws, regulations and industry codes spanning the jurisdictions where pharmaceutical and medical device companies operate.
- Portfolio of Client Alerts
- Electronic collection of new developments related to compliance
- CLE Presentations
- CLE Presentation on international compliance topics
- Risk Matrix
- A time-saving tool that evaluates and visualizes compliance risk throughout a multinational company’s international operations
- Risky Business survey
- Hotline/Help Desk
- Monthly bank of hours dedicated to counseling on global compliance
- Policy Audit and Gap Analysis
- Review of existing policies for vulnerabilities and recommendations for minimizing risk
- Model policies and procedures
- Model policies and procedures adapted and customized to address each client’s compliance needs
Contact Us
Alison Fethke
+1 312 845 1320
Amanda Raad
+44 20 3201 1642