Sarah Drukarch

Sarah Drukarch assists domestic and foreign corporations from a broad range of industries, including life sciences, media, ICT, foodstuffs and consumer goods as well as automotive, with establishing and maintaining intellectual property rights and related licensing and transfer matters, also as part of national and cross-border M&A transactions and disputes.

In the field of life sciences, Sarah Drukarch is regularly involved in the negotiations for international research and development projects, covering all ranges and aspects of pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing set-ups. She advises manufacturers and service providers of regulated products comprehensively, for example in connection with supply chain and distribution arrangements for pharmaceutical products and medical devices, marketing authorizations, industry-specific permits, know-how protection, marketing, compliance and vigilance, rights in data, as well as other complex contract negotiations.

Sarah Drukarch graduated from the University of Lucerne (Master of Law, 2014). During her studies, she spent one semester at Temple University Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, USA) and gained initial work experience in both midsize and major business law firms in Zurich. Subsequently, she worked as a junior associate with Pestalozzi. After her admission to the Swiss bar in 2016, Sarah Drukarch rejoined Pestalozzi as an associate. Her professional languages are German and English. She has also a proficient command of Hebrew, French and Italian and is able to freely communicate in Dutch.