Milan Thakker Bio

With significant experience in the life sciences sector derived from his many years in the industry, Milan is a trusted advisor to strategic and financial parties seeking counsel on mergers and acquisitions (including product acquisitions and divestments); private equity, venture capital, and other equity investment transactions; joint ventures; restructurings; and general corporate and commercial matters. Milan is England & Wales qualified, but has significant experience leading or “quarterbacking” deals across a number of jurisdictions, including New York and Delaware. This enables him to translate the deal structures, market practices and terminology peculiar to both markets to clients on either side of the ‘pond’ with confidence. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Milan spent more than seven years in-house at the Swiss headquarters of Novartis, managing many of the pharma giant’s most notable strategic transactions during that period. His time in-house, both at Novartis and at a London based venture capital firm, have instilled in him a particularly commercial and pragmatic approach to client service. Leveraging this experience, Milan’s practice also includes serving as a remote general counsel to emerging and middle-market companies, particularly in circumstances where they are yet to establish a formal in-house legal function.