About

Quick facts about GRAMES CUNNINGHAM & ASSOCIATES LLC

Conan P. Grames and Kevin F. Cunningham

• Harvard and Yale law degrees, Columbia MBA
• Major law firm experience
• In-house law experience in Fortune 50 company
• Head of global public company international law department
• Each has over 25 years’ experience in life sciences
• Traveled to and worked in over 50 countries
• Supervised legal work for subsidiaries in over 70 countries
• General Counsel at major trade association in Washington, DC
• Public Affairs experience in global organizations
• Experience in most types of business transactions
• Fluent in Japanese and Spanish language and culture

Associates in All Key Disciplines:

• Services as outside General Counsel to corporations – corporate strategy, structure, location.
• General business planning, implementation of plans in full compliance with law.
• Associated lawyers in all jurisdictions –
  • United States, Japan, Latin America, Europe, Far East, Sub-continent, Austral-Asia, Middle East.
  • specialists in intellectual property law: patents, trademarks, copyright, domain names, and life cycle management.
  • specialists in health science law – worldwide.
  • dispute resolution: mediation, arbitration, litigation, white-collar crime, corporate investigations.
• Health sciences – pharmaceuticals, medical devices, nutritionals, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals — (United States, Japan, Latin America, Europe, Far East, Sub-continent, Austral-Asia, Middle East):
  • law, clinical trials, regulation (FDA, EMA, etc.), product registration.
  • R&D, relations with CROs/CMOs.
  • formulary inclusion, pricing.
  • licensing, M&A, joint ventures, alliance management.
  • HR, public affairs.
  • GMP/GCP/GLP, plant construction.
  • marketing & sales.
• Natural resources.
• Other associated professionals –
  • business/plant location, plant construction.
  • insurance.
  • accounting, audit, tax, corporate compliance, corporate investigations.
  • foreign investment, codes of conduct, Office of Foreign Assets Control, anti-bribery/corruption codes/legislation, public affairs.
  • investment banking, M&A.
  • human resources (hiring, severance, employee handbooks, etc.), personal & company security, crisis management.
  • longitudinal product evaluation, selection of: names, trademarks, trade dress.
• Specialists in Japan, Latin America, Europe, Far East, Sub-continent, Austral-Asia, Middle East.

Global Capability:

• Working with a broad range of business and professional Associates , GRAMES CUNNINGHAM & ASSOCIATES can provide services for investment and transactions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Europe, Far East, Sub-continent, Austral-Asia, Middle East.