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Riccardo Ovidi is counsel in the Rome office, focusing on Public Law and International Trade Compliance matters. 

Riccardo has substantial experience advising companies operating in the healthcare and life sciences sector on regulatory matters throughout the entire lifecycle of their products, from research, development and manufacturing to marketing and promotion, distribution, post-market surveillance, product recalls, interactions with healthcare professionals and organizations and related transparency obligations. Additionally, he assists with the formation of compliance models aimed at preventing corporate liability.

Riccardo also has broad experience in assisting domestic and foreign companies in navigating the export control and sanctions landscape by advising them in connection with the export and import of controlled items and business transactions with sanctioned countries, preparing license applications, carrying out audits and delivering trade compliance trainings.

Riccardo is a regular speaker in seminars on healthcare, compliance and export control matters as well as the author and co-author of various articles and publications on international and local journals.

 

Experience

  • “Market Access & Health Technology Assessment – Italy,” Pharma Boardroom, 2024
  • "The Pharma Legal Handbook: Italy,” Pharma Boardroom, 2022
  • “The Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review - Italy Chapter,” The Law Reviews, 2020
  • “Life Sciences Law Review – Italy Chapter,” The Law Reviews, 2019
  • “Le problematiche legate all’acquisto dei farmaci biosimilari nel contesto regionale,” Mondo Sanitario, 2016
  • “La legittimità del divieto in capo alle parafarmacie di vendere farmaci soggetti a prescrizione medica,” Mondo Sanitario, 2015
     

Credentials

Education


Fordham University School of Law, LL.M., 2011 LUISS Guido Carli University, J.D., 2005

Bar Admissions


Italy New York