Manuel primarily focuses his practice on legal assistance and litigation in relation to pharmaceutical issues and IP issues at both a national and European level.
In these areas, Manuel has a breadth of knowledge and expertise in related areas of pharma law consisting of products life-cycle management, regulatory, bio-technology, pricing and advertising, but also audio-visual, comic strips and merchandising, as well as IPs global strategy in relation to financial services and products.
Up to 2004, Manuel was in-house counsel, and later an outside counsel, of the EFPIA in a number of legal issues such as the adoption of the new EU pharmaceutical legislation.
As a specialist in pharma and IP law, Manuel is also frequently invited to speak at conferences in his areas of competence.