Representation of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in its sale to F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd.

Firm Role: Seller's Counsel

Hughes Hubbard represented Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in (i) U.S. law aspects of the sale by this public Japanese pharmaceutical company of a 50.1% interest to F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd. and (ii) the spin-off to its shareholders of its U.S. subsidiary, Gen Probe Incorporated, in a complex multi-billion dollar transaction.