MPC Research Legal

Getting scientists back to the science. Getting research administrators back to their day-to-day support for research. Getting clinical research professionals back to the trials that need them.

The most common types of issues that our clients bring to us include:

Interpreting funding agency requirements and regulatory requirements
Conflicts of interest and relationship management concerns
Research ethics board engagement and board of record relationships
Scientific conduct issues and appointment of scientists
Privacy and data management questions
Creating or updating the governance structure of databases, databanks, registries, biobanks and other repositories of data or tissue
Research procurement and broader public sector procurement requirements
Protecting opportunities for commercialization
Research misconduct allegations
Dispute resolution affecting research (pre-litigation only as we are not litigators)
Clinical trials site obligations
Clinical trials and managing sponsor responsibilities
Managing investigator-initiated trials with sites in other countries
Managing complex deals and relationships affecting research (see our MPC Contracts page for more information)
Optimizing research operations functions and capacity
Preparing governance documents, drafting policies and guidelines, and updating research administration infrastructure (see our MPC Policy Development page for more information)
Structuring of the contract review, risk management and legal teams supporting research (see our MPC Policy Development page for more information).

Because good science matters.

We have extensive experience with respect to governance issues and the law affecting research. Our clients include research administrators from universities, colleges, academic health sciences centres, hospitals conducting clinical trials, clinics and doctor’s offices conducting clinical trials, contract research organizations, and research networks.