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Imme Kley
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Dr. Imme Kley

Rechtsanwältin

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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Imme Kley specialises in the fields of Life Sciences & Healthcare and Agro Sciences. She advises her clients out of court and also represents them in litigation cases. Her clients include pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, innovative start-ups in the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector as well as manufacturers of crop protection products and companies from related regulated industries.

She advises her clients on sector-specific contractual arrangements at both national and international level in the field of business development (including strategic cooperation projects and distribution). She is also regularly involved in transactions within the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector. Her regulatory advice covers a broad spectrum and also includes representation in litigation. Particular areas of focus within Life Sciences & Healthcare include reimbursement law (covering both SGB V and SGB XI), market access, advice on new forms of care and agreements for selective and medical aids. In the field of Agro Sciences a particular focus is on supporting authorisation procedures, the judicial enforcement of authorisation applications and ongoing regulatory advice.

Before joining CMS in 2013, she was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She has been a partner at the firm since 2025.

Publications

  • Die Vergabe sogenannter nachrangiger Dienstleistungsaufträge: Begriff, materielle Vorgaben, Verfahren, Rechtsschutz, Peter Lang, 2010

Education

  • 2011: Second state examination in law
  • 2010: PhD on a Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (foundation set up by German industry associations) scholarship; thesis on procurement law
  • 2009 - 2011: Trainee lawyer, including placements at a major law and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2006 - 2009: Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Hermann Pünder at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
  • 2006: First state examination in law
  • Law studies at the Bucerius Law School and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Insights by Imme

On the Pulse Webinar Series 2026 - Autumn

On the Pulse Webinar Series 2026 - Autumn

30 Sep 2026
Avoiding supply shortages under the EU pharma package

Avoiding supply shortages under the EU pharma package

02 Jul 2026 14 min read
EU Pharmaceutical Package: The start of the largest reform in over two decades

EU Pharmaceutical Package: The start of the largest reform in over two decades

14 Apr 2026 7 min read
Plant protection in the coalition agreement: Are legally compliant approval procedures in the pipeline?

Plant protection in the coalition agreement: Are legally compliant approval procedures in the pipeline?

26 May 2025 4 min read
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