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Partnering with innovators in a highly regulated, fast-evolving sector.
At EdenYork, our Healthcare & Life Sciences team partners with clients from healthcare entities, aged care providers, venture capital firms, and private equity funds across the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors to navigate the complex landscape of legal contracting and negotiations. We understand that the healthcare industry is one of the world’s largest, consuming over 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in most developed nations. However, in parallel to this growth, healthcare providers, including hospitals, clinics, community health centers, residential aged care facilities, and clinical research organisations face increasing pressure to expand services and achieve long-term success within a legal environment that is highly regulated and constantly evolving.
Our deep understanding of the healthcare and life sciences industries is integral to our ability to deliver the highest quality advice and solutions wherever we operate. Our broad network of clients spans Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, giving us a truly global perspective on the sector’s challenges and opportunities.
How We Support You
Aged Care
Supporting care providers with sector-specific legal and compliance solutions.
Clinical Trial Agreements & Site Contracts
Helping research sponsors and institutions build compliant, collaborative trials.
Collaborations, Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Facilitating partnerships that drive innovation and commercial outcomes.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Ensuring your agreements are clear, compliant, and commercially effective.
Data Breach Incident Response & Crisis Management
Responding to cyber threats and data breaches with urgency and clarity.
Licensing & Commercialisation
Transforming innovation into commercially viable and protected assets.
Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Distribution Agreements
Building reliable, compliant frameworks for production and delivery.
Risk Mitigation & Dispute Resolution
Resolving disputes efficiently while preserving commercial relationships.
Aged Care
×Supporting care providers with sector-specific legal and compliance solutions.
EdenYork provides end-to-end legal and compliance advisory to aged care providers operating across residential, home, and respite care services. We offer deep expertise in navigating the Aged Care Act, Quality Standards, the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS), and all related regulatory frameworks. Our collaborative model with EdenYork Consulting enables us to support clients through both legal risk management and practical implementation.
Our services include:
- Advising on Aged Care Act compliance and Quality Standards obligations
- Drafting and reviewing residential and respite care agreements
- Structuring RAD/DAP arrangements and accommodation payments
- Managing complaints, regulatory investigations, and Commission engagement
- Supporting employment, privacy, and operational compliance issues
We help aged care providers stay compliant, protect their reputation, and focus on delivering safe, high-quality care.
Clinical Trial Agreements & Site Contracts
×Helping research sponsors and institutions build compliant, collaborative trials.
We assist sponsors, CROs, universities, and research institutions in structuring and managing clinical trial agreements and site contracts across jurisdictions. Our approach ensures clarity on responsibilities, IP, and regulatory obligations – supporting trials that are both scientifically and legally sound.
Our services include:
- Drafting and negotiating Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- Preparing site agreements with hospitals and research center’s
- Structuring participant consent and ethics approval frameworks
- Advising on IP, data, and publication rights
- Allocating risk through indemnities, insurance, and liability clauses
We bring clarity to your research partnerships – ensuring your trials are compliant, secure, and well-structured.
Collaborations, Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
×Facilitating partnerships that drive innovation and commercial outcomes.
We help clients establish strategic collaborations and alliances to support research, development, and commercial scale. These arrangements often involve shared ownership, risk, and regulatory responsibility – making strong legal foundations essential.
Our services include:
- Structuring joint ventures and co-development frameworks
- Negotiating commercial collaboration and alliance agreements
- Advising on IP ownership, licensing, and revenue sharing
- Drafting co-marketing, promotion, and distribution terms
- Managing exit strategies, milestone triggers, and dispute resolution
We ensure your partnerships are legally sound, strategically aligned, and built for long-term success
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
×Ensuring your agreements are clear, compliant, and commercially effective.
We support clients in drafting and negotiating contracts critical to operations across the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Our agreements are tailored to protect commercial interests, manage regulatory exposure, and reflect the realities of complex and often cross-border arrangements.
Our services include:
- Clinical trial, R&D, and collaboration agreements
- Licensing, manufacturing, supply, and distribution contracts
- Service agreements with CROs, vendors, and health providers
- Procurement and alliance arrangements with local and offshore partners
- IP, confidentiality, and exclusivity terms
We help you execute well-structured contracts that serve your business objectives and withstand regulatory scrutiny
Data Breach Incident Response & Crisis Management
×Responding to cyber threats and data breaches with urgency and clarity.
We support healthcare and life sciences organizations in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from data breaches and cyber incidents. With sensitive health data and high compliance stakes, we help you act quickly, notify correctly, and mitigate reputational and legal damage.
Our services include:
- Advising on Privacy Act and Notifiable Data Breach obligations
- Managing regulator and stakeholder notifications
- Coordinating internal investigations and breach containment
- Drafting response plans and breach communications
- Reviewing commercial, insurance, and data handling exposures
We guide you through urgent and high-pressure moments – protecting both your obligations and your reputation
Licensing & Commercialisation
×Transforming innovation into commercially viable and protected assets.
We advise on licensing and commercialization arrangements for therapeutic goods, medical devices, biotech technologies, and clinical outcomes. Our goal is to ensure your innovation is monetized effectively while preserving your IP and managing risk across jurisdictions
Our services include:
- Drafting and negotiating licensing and sublicensing agreements
- Structuring technology transfer and commercialization terms
- Advising on product distribution and reseller agreements
- Reviewing exclusivity, royalties, milestones, and termination clauses
- Supporting compliance with TGA, IP, and export requirements
We help you unlock the full value of your innovation, while securing the legal foundations for long-term success.
Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Distribution Agreements
×Building reliable, compliant frameworks for production and delivery.
We help clients navigate the legal complexities of manufacturing and distribution across the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. Whether local or global, these arrangements demand clear allocation of responsibility, quality assurance, and risk transfer.
Our services include:
- Manufacturing and tolling agreements (including CMO/CDMO arrangements)
- Cross-border distribution, logistics, and warehousing contracts
- Quality assurance and product liability risk management
- Commercial terms for delivery, storage, and inventory ownership
- IP, exclusivity, and termination provisions
We structure supply agreements that support operational success while minimizing disruption and legal exposure.
Risk Mitigation & Dispute Resolution
×Resolving disputes efficiently while preserving commercial relationships.
We assist healthcare and life sciences clients in resolving commercial, contractual, and operational disputes. Our goal is to contain legal risk early, preserve reputations, and maintain business continuity – while remaining litigation-ready when necessary.
Our services include:
- Pre-litigation risk assessment and negotiation strategy
- Mediation, arbitration, and formal litigation support
- IP, contract, confidentiality, and licensing disputes
- Managing complaints involving research, ethics, or governance
- Enforcement of contractual rights and recovery of losses
We combine legal rigour with commercial pragmatism, helping you navigate conflict with clarity and control
Navigating health and life sciences with insight and care
From structuring clinical trials and licensing innovations to scaling operations, managing data breaches, or advising on aged care compliance – EdenYork partners with you to deliver trusted legal advice backed by sector expertise.
We support health and life sciences clients across every stage of their journey: from early-stage biotech and healthtech ventures to established providers, CROs, investors, and aged care operators. Our integrated legal and consulting model ensures your contracts are watertight, your risks are managed, and your growth is underpinned by strategic insight.
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