Bruna Rocha blends deep technical expertise in life sciences & healthcare with a sector-focused, deal-driven perspective tailored to client outcomes
She advises on corporate transactions and joint ventures with and among pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, medtechs, CROs, and hospital systems; structures payer partnerships for value-based models and risk sharing agreements; and negotiates R&D, co development, and licensing contracts. Rocha ensures end to end regulatory compliance, from registration pathways to submissions, and leads negotiations with investors, regulators, and C suite executives to accelerate go to market, access, and reimbursement, anchored by clear metrics, crisp communications, and agile execution. Recognized in the industry, she integrates strategy, regulation, and business from clinical trial through post market, scaling value with safety, compliance, and speed
Ranking
Legal 500, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Leaders League, 2024, 2025, 2026
LACCA Approved Latin Lawyer, 2025, 2026
Análise Advocacia, 2023
Experience
Rocha advises a broad, multidisciplinary client base across the healthcare value chain, from pharmaceutical, chemical pharma, and biotech firms to medtech, digital health, CROs, hospitals, and agri biotech ventures, translating strategic objectives into legal, regulatory, and transactional architectures that unlock growth with measured risk. Her work bridges the lab and the market, aligning operational design, intellectual property stewardship, and regulatory governance to enable cycles of innovation, scalability, and monetization
With a focus on value creation and risk mitigation, Rocha leads the structuring and negotiation of corporate transactions, asset deals, joint ventures, commercial alliances, and investment platforms, as well as licensing, R&D partnerships, and spin offs. Her practice spans the formation of regulated purpose entities, robust compliance frameworks, and complex restructurings, integrating regulatory diligence, healthcare product and service liability, and reputational safeguards, all guided by performance metrics and transparent governance
At the intersection of business, science, and regulation, Rocha works shoulder to shoulder with C suite executives, investors, developers, and clinicians to orchestrate the full cycle of development, approval, and market access. She aligns regulatory strategy, tax efficiency, privacy and data protection, quality systems, and patient safety. Her experience includes AI in healthcare, SaMD, interoperability and data exchange, IoMT, wearables, biofabrication, and digital care models, translating technological advances into regulatory impact and transactional value, with clear pathways to registration, reimbursement, and sustainable expansion
Expertise
Sectors
Agrisciences / Food & Beverage / Consumer Goods & Retail / Life Sciences & Healthcare / Technology
Areas of Practice
Corporate/M&A / Commercial Contracts / Government Contracting / EGVC & Project Finance / Regulatory and Public Policies
Qualifications
LL.B., Universidade de Barretos
“Scaling Excellence through Innovation”, Stanford University
“Principles of Economics”, Stanford University
“Essentials of Program Strategy and Evaluation”, Stanford University
“How Software Ate Finance”, Stanford University
“Project Management Life Cycle”, Rochester Institute of Technology (RITx)
Alliances and Associations
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Sections
International Bar Association (IBA)
Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish