Florian has more than 10 years of experience in advising his clients in relation to all matters of intellectual property law. His main focus, however, lies on the commercialisation of IP rights in the Life Science & Healthcare sector. 

Among his further key areas of expertise are R&D and collaboration agreements, the protection of AI-generated works (including the issues arising from the underlying legal frameworks), the protection of trade secrets, joint ventures and IP-related transactions.

Florian is an active member of the Life Science & Healthcare sector and has comprehensive experience in supporting clients from these industries in all contractual aspects involving the protection, the development and the commercialisation of IP Rights as well as regulatory issues.

Since many years, Florian is ranked in Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Handelsblatt and other directories for his work and experience in complex IP matters. 

“Florian Reiling is outstanding in his way, extremely well-versed and competent and human at the same time. His friendly and open manner makes it easy to trust him”.

Client Comment in Legal 500 

Florian studied law in Bayreuth, Chicago, Seoul, Hanoi and Paris. He obtained a doctorate from the University of Basle in 2014 and graduated from Durham/EBS obtaining an executive Master in business administration.

Prior to joining Osborne Clarke in 2024, he was a lawyer (most recently as counsel) at Clifford Chance since end 2012.

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

As a lawyer I have always seen myself as the clients’ trusted advisor, and therefore I am aiming to not only advise our clients from a mere legal perspective, but rather thinking outside the box to identify the best legal, and sometimes even more important, the most ‘suitable’ commercial solution.