We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your clients going into 2025?
Here are the ten topics most frequently identified as areas to watch in 2025.
- Antitrust – maintained levels of heightened scrutiny and enforcement.
- Global protectionism – trend of increased restrictions to continue?
- Drug pricing – ongoing refinement of government programs.
- US litigation – increased focus on diligence clauses.
- EU litigation – changes and uncertainties.
- EU/UK regulatory oversight – ongoing reform.
- MedTech - ongoing expansion and evolving legal issues.
- Deal-making - recent trends in biopharma.
- ESG - increasing regulation in life sciences sector.
- US public health agencies - landscape under the Trump administration.
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Many thanks to the numerous Freshfields lawyers who contributed to this piece.
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