Magda Tovar

Magda Tovar

Lead Knowledge Lawyer - Healthcare, EMEA
Baker & McKenzie Services Limited
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

Magda Tovar is Lead Knowledge Lawyer for Baker McKenzie’s Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group where she is responsible for legal content projects, training and knowledge initiatives.

Before joining Baker McKenzie as knowledge lawyer in September 2019, Magda was a senior legal adviser at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for 16 years where she advised on a broad spectrum of matters related to EU pharmaceutical law, covering medicines for human and veterinary use. She represented the EMA in cases before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union on matters concerning orphan medicinal products and pediatric medicines.

Practice Focus

Magda's main responsibility is to make knowledge easily available to lawyers within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group, increasing the quality, consistency and cost-effectiveness of the advice that Baker McKenzie gives its clients.

Admissions

  • Barcelona~Spain (1999)

Education

  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LLM) (2003)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Post Graduate Diploma Environmental and Urban Law) (1999)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Master in Public Law and Administrative Organisation) (1998)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Law Degree) (1997)

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Catalan
  • English