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Sophie Herold is an associate in Covington’s Frankfurt office and a member of our Food, Drug and Device Practice. She advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters.

Sophie counsels clients on all aspects of pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, clinical research, therapeutic product advertising, data protection and other regulatory issues over the entire product lifecycle. She also assists clients with legal, contractual and privacy issues that affect digital health products and services, including medical apps and AI-based devices.

Sophie's practice includes advisory work. She also represents clients before authorities and in court.

 

On June 1, 2021, several German supervisory authorities (“SAs”) announced the launch of a “nationwide investigation” into German companies transferring personal data outside of the European Economic Area.  Currently, there is no official list of all the SAs participating in the investigation, but at least 8 of Germany’s 16 regional SAs have announced their intention to take part in it, including: Baden Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland.
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