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Valérie Junod advises Swiss and international clients in healthcare law, in particular pharmaceutical law, medical law and medical data protection.

She is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, where she teaches pharmaceutical law at the Master’s level. Valérie Junod is also a Professor at the HEC Faculty of the University of Lausanne, where she teaches business law, law of obligations and innovation law. She is the author of numerous publications in her fields of activity.

FIELDS OF SPECIALISATION

LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE

Advises on medical and pharmaceutical law
Legal advice for patients
Legal advice to hospitals, clinics, MedTech companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical practices, physicians
Assistance with regulatory approval of new drugs and medical devices
Regulatory compliance in medical and pharmaceutical matters
Advises on compliance with the Therapeutic Products Act
Medical criminal law and medical liability
Risk management strategies to prevent complaints and malpractice

COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
Legal opinions on complex healthcare issues
Drafting and negotiating contracts for various transactions in the healthcare field
Corporate governance for healthcare organisations
Assistance in setting up new healthcare entities or practices

IT & DATA PROTECTION

Advises on innovation law
Advises on the protection and security of medical data
Designs privacy policies for the healthcare sector

EDUCATION/CAREER

2024
Counsel, Junod Halpérin

2009
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva

2008
Professor, HEC Faculty, University of Lausanne

2008-2024
Associate, then Counsel, Junod, Guyet, Muhlstein & Lévy (which became Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder, Geneva)

2004
PhD from the University of Geneva (Clinical Drug Trials) (Walther Hug Prize ; Joseph Des Arts Prize ; Latsis Prize)

2003
J.S.M., Stanford Law School

1999
Master of Laws (MAS/LL.M.), University of Pennsylvania Law School

1997
Admission to Geneva Bar

1995
Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, Examination Commission of the Geneva Bar Association
Co-Editor, Life Sciences Recht (LSR), a life sciences legal journal

FIELDS OF SPECIALISATION

EDUCATION/CAREER

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Publications

Publications de Valérie Junod

Conferences