Cristiana Spontoni

Partner, Global Co-Leader of Health Care and Life Sciences at Jones Day

Speaker

Cristiana Spontoni is Global Co-Leader of Jones Day’s Health Care & Life Sciences Practice and is internationally recognized as a leader in life sciences, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food and cosmetics, as well as in general EU product and industries regulation. She is also actively involved in the shaping and interpretation of EU legislation affecting many different regulated industries and has successfully represented clients in legislative challenges based on EU law. Cristiana frequently coordinates large international assignments and provides comprehensive one-stop-shop solutions for cross-border regulatory issues affecting clients' operations and she has coordinated projects in more than 80 countries worldwide.

Cristiana advises clients from the pre-market phase, including clinical trials and pre-market authorizations, to post-market issues, including product liability, marketing/advertising, distribution, and compliance (including sector-specific antibribery and data privacy). Cristiana handles safety and compliance issues for a large variety of clients both in the life sciences and consumer products sectors, including in regards to product regulation, crisis management (e.g., recalls), regulatory enforcement and media attacks, as well as in marketing/advertising/claims and associated substantiation matters. Cristiana frequently speaks at and chairs major international conferences.

Cristiana is recognized in the leading lawyer directories including Chambers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, and International Who's Who and has received several important awards, including "Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year" (Corporate LiveWire 2018 Global Awards) and the ILO Client Choice Award for EU-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences. She has been named a "Star" by LMG Life Sciences and Acritas and in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA guide Cristiana was recognized as a Leading Individual in Belgian EU Regulatory: pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotech. In the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA Cristiana was recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in Belgium™ for her Regulatory Practice and she has also been ranked by Chambers Europe in Life Sciences: EU.