Browne Jacobson, a UK and Ireland law firm headquartered in Nottingham, has appointed David Hill as a partner in its health and life sciences practice, joining from Blake Morgan. The hire strengthens the firm’s advice to independent healthcare providers and HealthTech companies as new medicines and technologies are adopted.

Hill brings experience advising independent healthcare organisations on legal and policy matters, including the adoption of new medicines, technologies and service models.

His clients have included independent healthcare providers and HealthTech companies across the UK, Europe and North America. He qualified as an English solicitor and has worked across the North West and South East.

Browne Jacobson was founded in 1832 and reported record turnover of £105 million for the year to April 2023, the first period to include its Irish arm, though it has not published EBITDA.

The firm’s Dublin office, at 2 Hume Street, has tripled in size since opening and focuses on technology, media and telecoms work spanning digital transformation, data and IP.

Hill joins a practice advising more than 300 health and life sciences clients, including private healthcare providers.

Hill said the digital transformation of health services and the adoption of new medicines and technologies “raises genuinely novel legal questions”.

Gerard Hanratty, partner and head of health and life sciences at Browne Jacobson, called Hill “an exceptional addition to our team” and said his track record is what clients need “as the digital transformation of health services accelerates”.

The structural driver is the accelerating adoption of AI-enabled medical devices and new medicines, where Hill’s practice increasingly focuses on evaluation and introduction.

For the sector, the hire confirms that law firms are building dedicated expertise in AI-enabled devices and new medicines to serve independent providers and HealthTech companies across the UK and Ireland.

Source: bdaily.co.uk / lawsociety.ie / brownejacobson.com / pangea-net.org