Alison Kessler
VP, Legal Corporate & IP at Solid Biosciences- Claim this Profile
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Michael Kody
I have had the pleasure of working with Alison in her role of General Counsel as we transitioned the generic pharmaceutical assets of G&W Labs to Cosette Pharmaceuticals. I found her to be a team player who took a pragmatic, business approach to identify risks and guide the executive team on strategic issues. She brings a breadth of industry experience and is a quick learner that is highly ethical and trustworthy. She is able to focus on short goals and long term implications as she simplified issues and provided strategic, actionable real world solutions that reduced risk while allowing the business navigate a wide array of legal and business issues: commercial, IP, regulatory, corporate compliance, employment, etc. I enjoyed working with her and believe her to be a professional that truly cares about the success of individuals and the company. She would be a great addition to any team.
Lou Sorell
I worked closely with Alison and managed her directly for roughly 5 years when I was a partner at Goodwin Procter. We worked together on numerous patent matters, primarily dealing with complex pharmaceutical patent analysis. These matters included patent validity and infringement opinions, working with technical experts, and interfacing with both the client's in-house lawyers and scientists as well as litigation counsel. Alison was a great asset to our team. She is methodical, careful and rigorous in her legal analysis. She is also extremely practical, which was of great help in advising our clients as to the best legal options in a given situation. She is clear and succinct in both her writing and verbal presentations. I rank her in the top 5% of lawyers I have worked with in my 30+ year legal career.
Michael Kody
I have had the pleasure of working with Alison in her role of General Counsel as we transitioned the generic pharmaceutical assets of G&W Labs to Cosette Pharmaceuticals. I found her to be a team player who took a pragmatic, business approach to identify risks and guide the executive team on strategic issues. She brings a breadth of industry experience and is a quick learner that is highly ethical and trustworthy. She is able to focus on short goals and long term implications as she simplified issues and provided strategic, actionable real world solutions that reduced risk while allowing the business navigate a wide array of legal and business issues: commercial, IP, regulatory, corporate compliance, employment, etc. I enjoyed working with her and believe her to be a professional that truly cares about the success of individuals and the company. She would be a great addition to any team.
Lou Sorell
I worked closely with Alison and managed her directly for roughly 5 years when I was a partner at Goodwin Procter. We worked together on numerous patent matters, primarily dealing with complex pharmaceutical patent analysis. These matters included patent validity and infringement opinions, working with technical experts, and interfacing with both the client's in-house lawyers and scientists as well as litigation counsel. Alison was a great asset to our team. She is methodical, careful and rigorous in her legal analysis. She is also extremely practical, which was of great help in advising our clients as to the best legal options in a given situation. She is clear and succinct in both her writing and verbal presentations. I rank her in the top 5% of lawyers I have worked with in my 30+ year legal career.
Michael Kody
I have had the pleasure of working with Alison in her role of General Counsel as we transitioned the generic pharmaceutical assets of G&W Labs to Cosette Pharmaceuticals. I found her to be a team player who took a pragmatic, business approach to identify risks and guide the executive team on strategic issues. She brings a breadth of industry experience and is a quick learner that is highly ethical and trustworthy. She is able to focus on short goals and long term implications as she simplified issues and provided strategic, actionable real world solutions that reduced risk while allowing the business navigate a wide array of legal and business issues: commercial, IP, regulatory, corporate compliance, employment, etc. I enjoyed working with her and believe her to be a professional that truly cares about the success of individuals and the company. She would be a great addition to any team.
Lou Sorell
I worked closely with Alison and managed her directly for roughly 5 years when I was a partner at Goodwin Procter. We worked together on numerous patent matters, primarily dealing with complex pharmaceutical patent analysis. These matters included patent validity and infringement opinions, working with technical experts, and interfacing with both the client's in-house lawyers and scientists as well as litigation counsel. Alison was a great asset to our team. She is methodical, careful and rigorous in her legal analysis. She is also extremely practical, which was of great help in advising our clients as to the best legal options in a given situation. She is clear and succinct in both her writing and verbal presentations. I rank her in the top 5% of lawyers I have worked with in my 30+ year legal career.
Michael Kody
I have had the pleasure of working with Alison in her role of General Counsel as we transitioned the generic pharmaceutical assets of G&W Labs to Cosette Pharmaceuticals. I found her to be a team player who took a pragmatic, business approach to identify risks and guide the executive team on strategic issues. She brings a breadth of industry experience and is a quick learner that is highly ethical and trustworthy. She is able to focus on short goals and long term implications as she simplified issues and provided strategic, actionable real world solutions that reduced risk while allowing the business navigate a wide array of legal and business issues: commercial, IP, regulatory, corporate compliance, employment, etc. I enjoyed working with her and believe her to be a professional that truly cares about the success of individuals and the company. She would be a great addition to any team.
Lou Sorell
I worked closely with Alison and managed her directly for roughly 5 years when I was a partner at Goodwin Procter. We worked together on numerous patent matters, primarily dealing with complex pharmaceutical patent analysis. These matters included patent validity and infringement opinions, working with technical experts, and interfacing with both the client's in-house lawyers and scientists as well as litigation counsel. Alison was a great asset to our team. She is methodical, careful and rigorous in her legal analysis. She is also extremely practical, which was of great help in advising our clients as to the best legal options in a given situation. She is clear and succinct in both her writing and verbal presentations. I rank her in the top 5% of lawyers I have worked with in my 30+ year legal career.
Experience
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Solid Biosciences
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP, Legal Corporate & IP
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May 2021 - Present
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Interim General Counsel
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Nov 2020 - May 2021
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Life Sciences and Related Industries
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Greater New York City Area
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Independent Consultant
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Jan 2020 - May 2021
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Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
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Jan 2019 - Oct 2019
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Convatec
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United Kingdom
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Global Head of IP
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Jun 2016 - Jan 2019
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Novartis
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Head of Patents, Novartis OTC (now a GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare company)
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Apr 2012 - Jun 2016
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Sandoz
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Head, US IP Business Development & Licensing
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2010 - Apr 2012
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Goodwin
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Counsel
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2000 - 2010
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Education
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Boston University School of Law
JD, Law -
Tulane University
BSME
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