Healthcare & Life Sciences · India · UAE · USA
Regulatory advisory for hospitals, pharma, medical devices, biotech, and digital health, drug and clinical-trial regulation, DCGI approvals, telemedicine compliance, healthcare data privacy, and medical-negligence dispute defence.
Scope of Work
What We Deliver Under Healthcare & Life Sciences.
The named, recurring work an enterprise client engages us for in this practice. Adjacent matters are common, scoped on the call.
- Drug and clinical-trial regulation; DCGI approvals and CDSCO compliance
- Medical-device classification and registration
- Telemedicine practice guidelines and digital-health compliance
- Hospital licensing, NABH / NABL coordination, and operational compliance
- Medical-negligence dispute defence (consumer fora and civil courts)
- Healthcare data privacy intersected with our DPDP / HIPAA work
Who it's for
The Buyer Profile.
Hospital chains, pharma and biotech companies, medical-device manufacturers, telemedicine and digital-health startups, contract research organisations (CROs), and foreign life-sciences companies entering the Indian market.
Regulators & Frameworks
Bodies and frameworks we operate under.
- CDSCO
- DCGI
- NPPA
- State drug controllers
- Medical councils
How we engage
From Scoping Call to First Deliverable.
- 01
Scoping call
A 45-minute conversation to understand your matter, jurisdictions, and operating cadence. Initial calls are nominal.
- 02
Engagement letter
Scope, fees, escalation paths, and SLAs in writing within 2-5 business days.
- 03
Onboarding
Secure document handover, system access, named counsel allocated.
- 04
Delivery & reviews
Monthly drumbeat for retainers, quarterly business reviews where the matter calls for it.
Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frequently Asked
Questions buyers ask before engaging.
Do you handle DCGI approvals and clinical-trial regulation?
Yes. Investigational New Drug (IND), New Drug Application (NDA), and Clinical Trial Application (CTA) work, plus ongoing CDSCO compliance and pharmacovigilance advisory.
Can you advise telemedicine and digital-health businesses?
Yes. The Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, prescription validity, doctor-patient consent flows, and the data-protection overlay for health data are routine for telemedicine-platform clients.
Do you defend medical-negligence claims?
Yes, defending hospitals and individual practitioners across consumer fora (DCDRC, NCDRC) and civil courts. Strategy, expert-witness coordination, and settlement negotiations are part of the scope.
General questions on engagement, security, and procurement live on the FAQ page.
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First conversation is nominal. Engagement letter in 2-5 business days. NDAs / DPAs returned within two business days.