Sara Balice
Sara Balice is Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property department at Hebert Smith Freehills Kramer, based in Milan.
For 20+ years Sara has been advising a wide range of leading domestic and multinational clients on their contentious and non-contentious IP needs, as well as on pharma regulatory matters. In particular, Sara advises on patents, trademarks, design, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition matters. Sara is an experienced IP litigator, involved in complex multi-jurisdictional cases, where she frequently acts as lead coordinating counsel for multinational clients.
Sara has also extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial/IP agreements. Her practice spans multiple industry sectors, from healthcare and life sciences, to consumer goods, fashion, TMT, industrial and automotive.
Sara is recognized by international, Italian and IP-specific legal publications for both IP and Healthcare and Life Sciences. She is recommended by Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers Europe, WTR1000 and IAM Patent 1000, with clients describing her as "always responsive and to the point, very knowledgeable but pragmatic", and stating that "Sara’s representation is stellar from start to finish. She zealously represents the interests of her clients and listens to their concerns".