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Clients

Thought partner for cutting-edge
life science industry leaders and startups

Pharmaceutical

PHARMACEUTICAL

Biotechnology

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Medical Device

MEDICAL DEVICE

Gene & Cell Therapeutics

GENE & CELL THERAPEUTICS

In a fluid environment, an in-house lawyer’s role is an endless juggle.  And if you’re the first head of law and compliance in a startup, making the calls alone can be daunting.

My role is to help you manage risk so you can help your clients move forward. For 25 years, I’ve witnessed our industry’s evolution from small molecules to cell therapy. I’ve shown an initially skeptical biotech how a thoughtful law and compliance approach can add strategic value.  I know the positive steps life science companies are taking to achieve goals while meeting changing expectations.

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Established/long-standing industry leaders

Having been in your shoes, I offer skilled expertise, the voice of experience and guidance on more complex legal issues.

I can also serve as a self-sufficient additional resource to undertake discrete projects from start to finish.

Law

  • Analysis and support for new legal issues

  • A fresh perspective from someone who can pressure-test status quo assumptions

  • Accomplish projects that would distract your team from core responsibilities

 

Compliance

  • Revamp, simplify and improve existing programs

  • Navigate the right positions by balancing legal risk, business objectives and practical realities

  • Establish decision making framework and design controls to manage new issues and risks

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Startups/early-stage companies and venture capital (VCs)

Speaking the language of long-standing industry leaders,  I help companies in clinical development to get started on the right path. I can also function as part of a VC “drop in” team for companies that are still building their business capabilities.

Law

  • Navigate issues that cut across research, manufacturing and commercialization

  • Illuminate the progression from ethics and data integrity to successful filing for R&D professionals and the board

  • Counsel on key activities including value and access, market development and medical affairs

  • Analyze product launch, brand and promotion strategy

  • Identify, surface, and address nascent issues

 

Compliance

  • Prioritize and manage the most important risks

  • Establish oversight in accordance with government expectations

  • Develop a framework that’s “right sized” for company stage

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