Robert Meece Email & Phone Number

Jupiter, Fl, Us

Reston, Va, Us

Head of Legal, Compliance, Government Affairs & Communications

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

 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

Duluth, Ga, Us

 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

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

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

Seattle, Washington, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

J.D., Law

M.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Mathematics