T&T Academy: Life without contact
4-11 February 2021
Mikael Salmela
PartnerParis
Email mikael.salmela@hoganlovells.com
Phone +33 1 53 67 48 16
LanguagesEnglish, French, Finnish
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
'The 'very talented' Mikael Salmela is renowned for his 'adept handling' of complex and strategic agreements in the life sciences sector '
Who's Who Legal, 2014
As a partner in the Hogan Lovells' Paris office and a member of our Corporate & Finance Commercial practice, Mikael focuses on commercial, regulatory and contractual work. Mikael has considerable experience dealing with a variety of complex and strategic agreements in various industry sectors, such as life sciences, energy and IT. Mikael's experience in regulatory matters covers a wide array of topics, including various consumer products and export controls, with a particular focus on life sciences.
Mikael has in-house counsel experience since he was seconded for several months to an online mass retailer of consumer products and to the French subsidiary of a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company. Mikael was also seconded to our London office for six months.
Awards and recognitions
2018-2020
Healthcare and life sciences (France), Recommended
Legal 500 EMEA
2019-2020
Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers
2020
Mikael Salmela: Recommended as a National Leader in Life Sciences
Who's Who Legal
2020
Mikael Salmela: Recommended as a Global Leader in Life Sciences: Regulatory
Who's Who Legal
2020
Mikael Salmela: Recommended as a Global Leader in Life Sciences: Transactional
Who's Who Legal
Education and admissions
Education
Magistère Juriste d'Affaires/ DJCE, University of Montpellier, 1999
Bar admissions and qualifications
Paris
Representative experience
Advises companies in life sciences industry on regulatory issues in lifecycle of products (marketing authorizations, classifications of products, advertising, anti-benefits regulations, and sunshine regulations).
Mikael regularly advises pharmaceutical and medical device companies on their joint development and co-marketing agreements with other industry players.
Advises leading energy company on drafting/negotiating several R&D consortium agreements involving multiple parties on EU subsidized pan-European projects relating to smart grids and electric vehicles.
Advises international groups in banking, pharmaceutical, power generation, hygiene, and security sectors, on drafting/negotiating agreements with outsourcing services providers in France and abroad.
Mikael advises a leading Asian oil and gas company in relation to production sharing contracts and joint operation agreements in Africa.
Mikael advises a leading resource group in relation to a procurement agreement for oilfield goods and services in North Africa.
Latest thinking and events
Insights
Artificial intelligence in medical devices: the creation of a French regulatory framework
Registered Content
17 December 2020
Insights
Therapeutic cannabis in France: publication of the decree authorising the experiment
Registered Content
12 October 2020
News
Anti-benefits regulations: the last piece of the regulatory puzzle published
30 September 2020
News
Getting The Deal Through: Automotive 2020
10 September 2020
News
New French anti-benefits regulations - the thresholds finally published
20 August 2020
