Sarah Forest

Belgium, Bruxelles

Senior Director - Regulatory Law EMEA at Johnson & Johnson

Profession: Lawyer

Industry: Healthcare, Pharma

About:

Passionate regulatory life sciences lawyer with 15+ years experience spanning across industry, international law firms and public institution. Specialized in pharmaceutical law and policy. Oxford graduate. Committed to Driving Compliance and Innovation in Healthcare. Looking for new meaningful connections and helping peers in the legal profession. Love what you do, do what you love

languages

English, French

Expertise:

pharmaceutical lawEU Lawmedical devices

Experience:

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Director - Regulatory Law EMEA at Johnson & Johnson

May 2015 - Present • Diegem, Belgium

expertise covers all regulatory aspects of the medicinal product lifecycle including R&D, regulatory and exclusivities frameworks, orphan, paediatrics, ATMPs, (late) life-cycle management, compliance & advertising, digital health, NBDs, pharmacovigilance and IVDs. Policy experience at trade association and co-leading revision of the pharmaceutical legislation

Covington & Burling

Associate at Covington & Burling

2 years 5 mth • September 2012 - February 2015 • Brussels, Belgium

Pharmaceutical, medical devices and environment law

Education:

University of Oxford

2009 - 2010

Medical Law and Ethics, International Intellectual Property Rights, Transnational Commercial Law, European Community Environmental Law

Free University of Brussels, Belgium

2004 - 2009

Private Law Assistant lecturer (2006-2008) on legal research techniques and Belgian legal system Master Thesis: ´The advertising of medicinal products towards healthcare professionals´

Anneleen Straetemans

Belgium, Brussels

Global VP, Legal & Corporate Affairs at ZX Ventures

Fiona Carlin

Belgium, Brussels

Head of EU & Competition Practice at Baker McKenzie

Anna Lyle-Smythe

Belgium, Brussels

Partner at Slaughter and May

Francesca Miotto

Belgium, Brussels

Partner at Allen & Overy