Head of Legal, Compliance, Government Affairs & Communications

 Chief Legal Officer for Bayer HealthCare U.S., including pharmaceuticals, biologicals, consumer care, diabetes care, radiology, interventional and animal health (>$25 billion sales globally / ~$7 billion U.S., ~55,000 global employees / ~9000 U.S.)  Led and managed ~75 people at seven U.S. sites (~45 attorneys) Managed accounting and controlling issues Counseled senior management, including board, executive leadership team, Compliance Audit & Risk Management Committee, and Promotional Materials Integrity Committee Advised and counseled business leaders on all legal issues, including healthcare law compliance, off-label and pre-approval promotion, Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), False Claims Act (FCA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA), acquisitions, divestitures, contracting, licensing, partnerships, patent litigation, collaboration contract litigation, advertising disputes, import/export (OFAC/BIS), pharmacovigilance and tax Negotiated numerous settlements of major litigation and arbitration matters Led and resolved various government investigations (AKS, FCPA, OFAC) Led negotiations with pharmaceutical companies resulting in collaboration agreements Harmonized legal-medical-regulatory reviews across divisions (training, software, governance) Led due diligence, negotiations and integration in acquisitions and divestitures  Established and managed reporting/alignment processes and drafted policies & procedures

 Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary for global business (~$1.5 billion sales, ~10,000 employees, ~40 countries), member of Global Executive Committee Led and managed an international group of ~100 personnel in various areas including Legal, Patents, Trademarks, Health/Safety/Environment, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Business Development & Licensing, and Document Management  Led and managed a wide array of international matters, including negotiating and drafting various contracts, including asset purchase agreements, licenses, settlement, and severance  Led and managed various litigations, arbitrations and mediations, including negotiating settlements, such as large multi-national patent litigation, including achieving global patent litigation settlement at pioneering royalty against all major competitors and achieving injunction against one competitor Organized and managed acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs, including $850 million stock acquisition, $40 million asset acquisition, spin-off pharmaceutical company  Drafted and approved global company policies & procedures

Managed patent department for vision care company, including work in litigation, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and providing opinions.