Adrian Spooner is a consultant and is a dual qualified practising solicitor and pharmacist and a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

He specialises in life science, pharmaceutical and healthcare legal work, mainly for manufacturers and others in the pharmaceutical and healthcare product supply chain with particular expertise on commercial, regulatory and intellectual property law.

Adrian also advises suppliers of services to the healthcare industry and potential investors in the sector.  He has considerable experience advising both innovative and generic manufacturers on protecting or entering existing and potential markets, the life science and pharmaceutical market generally and routes of supply, for example, e-commerce and healthcare.

Adrian also provides advice in relation to pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology legislation and regulatory control. He has advised for many years on the structure and operation of UK National Health Service and UK healthcare profession practice and regulation in both primary and secondary care markets. He also continues to practice as a pharmacist.

Adrian works across the legal practice and provides advice on contentious and non-contentious issues that arise in a number of our practice areas including corporate, commercial and intellectual property and dispute resolution. He has advised on numerous corporate and commercial transactions including company and product acquisitions and disposals, market placing and other fundraising exercises.