Attorney

Beth Zelnick Kaufman

Beth is a global healthcare attorney with over 25 years of diverse business, legal and operational experience across a range of regulated, healthcare-based industries. She regularly advises CEOs, the C-Suite, and boards of directors on a wide range of strategic, operational, legal, and regulatory issues, with a focus on complex transactions, change management, restructuring, human resources operations and law, operational strategy, government investigations, risk management, contract negotiation, new product launches, government affairs, FDA interactions, and regulatory strategy and growth.

Valued for her business acumen and pragmatic approach to complex legal matters, Beth is known for “rolling up her sleeves and getting things done” both individually and as part of team. She has led numerous legal departments through periods of growth and distress, guided acquisition and business integration teams, and created and led government affairs functions, including testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of legislation and handling negotiations with the DOJ and other governmental bodies.

Key Experience

  • Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Akorn Pharmaceuticals
  • Chief Legal Officer, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University
  • Vice President, Legal Affairs and Head of Government Affairs, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
  • Associate General Counsel, Topcon Corporation
Education

New York University Law School, J.D.

Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude

 

Credentials

Bar Admission

New Jersey

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