Associate - Corporate - Healthcare & Life Sciences Privacy

Job Locations | US-CA-San Francisco | US-CA-Menlo Park
Minimum Experience
Minimum of 4 years
Department
Corporate
Practice Group
Healthcare & Life Sciences

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers globally and offer unmatched expertise and resources to help you grow from an intellectually curious self-starter into an exceptional lawyer. If you aspire to be the best, this is where you belong.

About the Practice Group

Latham offers life sciences and healthcare industry leaders deep sector knowledge, legal expertise, and commercial and government insight to meet client needs.

Latham’s cross-disciplinary healthcare and life sciences team delivers insightful, practical guidance and sophisticated representation to a full spectrum of companies across the globe, on every type of transaction or dispute a company may face. Many of us hold advanced scientific degrees and have served in senior positions as government regulators, C-Suite executives in leading healthcare and life sciences companies, as well as serving as primary outside counsel for key industry associations.

We regularly navigate commercial and regulatory issues related to the Food and Drug Administration, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, the European Medicines Agency, the European Commission, and other state, and federal agencies in the US and across Europe.

We deliver:

The right team. We work with companies at every stage of development, from fast-growing startups to mature public companies, in virtually every sector and subsector of the industry – including healthcare services, biotechnology, medtech and medical devices. With an outstanding global platform, we can scale our client teams to meet client needs — whether that means drawing on best-of-the-best capabilities in public company representation, M&A, capital markets, regulatory advice or IP and securities litigation.
Insight. Our broad client base and on-the-ground presence in the world’s healthcare and life sciences hubs afford us an expansive view of the commercial, scientific, regulatory, and political trends shaping the markets in which clients operate. We know how traditional regulatory regimes work, and quickly set the bar for successful strategies in dynamic and uncertain regulatory landscapes.

Results. By leveraging decades of experience and a culture of innovation, we have developed an impressive track record navigating many of the industry’s largest, most complex, and most consequential deals through commercial and regulatory issues, as well as winning precedent-setting litigation and trials.

About the Role

The Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice seeks an associate with a minimum of four years of experience advising companies operating in the digital health space, including on healthcare regulatory, data protection, and AI-related matters. The ideal candidate will have experience working with healthcare providers, digital health/technology companies, and other organizations on complex regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, evolving AI laws, and healthcare fraud and abuse laws (e.g., Stark, anti-kickback).

This role includes advising clients on data protection/AI and healthcare regulatory counseling and transactions. The candidate must have excellent drafting and negotiation skills, as well as superior verbal and interpersonal skills, and not only be able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, but also pro-actively lead on driving matters forward with minimal supervision. A record of high academic achievement and law firm experience is required.

Main Contact Details

If you have any questions about the application, please contact:

Julia Graham
Associate Recruiting Manager — US Specialized Hiring
julia.graham@lw.com

Additional Information

Investing in the well-being of our lawyers and staff is among the firm’s highest priorities. Through our “LiveWell Latham” program, we offer best-in-class benefits and comprehensive resources designed to support you and your loved ones through all life’s moments — from building a family and taking care of loved ones, to managing your health and saving for the future.

Pay Range

Associate Base Salary

Discretionary bonuses may be available depending on application circumstances and position.

 

YearUS Payroll
1st Year$225,000
2nd Year$235,000
3rd Year$260,000
4th Year$310,000
5th Year$365,000
6th Year$390,000
7th Year$420,000
8th Year$435,000

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