Law firm PwC Legal consulted medical device manufacturer DexCom

The law firm PwC Legal advised DexCom, an international medical device manufacturer based in San Diego, California, on opening a global service center in Lithuania. The firm's lawyers represented the investor in the preparation of investment documents, ensured smooth cooperation with Invest in Lithuania and advised on legal and tax issues related to DexCom Inc.'s investment in Lithuania.

The team consisted of the head of the firm, lawyer Rokas Bukauskas and the manager Dominykas Jokšas.

The Vilnius office will take care of Dexcom's operations and customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The new branch will be multifunctional and will focus on customer service and technical support related to Dexcom products, as well as financial and accounting assistance to the company.

 “Vilnius has a lot of qualified employees. The multilingualism of local talent has been one of the strongest arguments that have bought us, as the ability to speak freely in different languages ​​is essential to provide quality service to customers around the world, – explains Quentin Blackford, Dexcom's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

"Lithuania sees life sciences as one of the most important sectors of the future. The fact that such an important industrial player is located in the capital will help us as a country to further develop the competencies needed to lead in this field, ” – comments Mantas Katinas, CEO of Invest in Lithuania.

"We are glad that the medical device manufacturer DexCom has chosen us as consultants in drafting transaction documents and experts in other legal issues related to the investment. And as part of one of the world’s largest networks of international lawyers (more than 3,700 lawyers in more than 100 countries), we can provide our clients with comprehensive services that include legal insights, business insight and technological innovation. – Rokas Bukauskas, the head of the law firm PwC Legal, shares his experience of working with international clients.

Dexcom was established in 1999. It develops and distributes diabetes monitoring and control solutions worldwide. In the company's branches located in various countries in 2019. a total of 3,900 professionals worked. The company had a turnover of almost 1.5 billion. USD.

Prepared on the basis of Gintautas Degutis „JAV medicinos technologijų bendrovė „Dexcom“ Vilniuje steigia paslaugų centrą“ [https://www.vz.lt/paslaugos/2020/09/15/jav-medicinos-technologiju-bendrove-dexcom-vilniuje-steigia-paslaugu-centra].