BOSTON – Nov. 9, 2020 – Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel in the Boston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, was a featured speaker at the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. The Town Hall focused on the election results of the 2020 United States presidential election and what they mean for the biopharma industry.
The Town Hall panel included:
- Robert K. Coughlin (President & CEO, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council)
- Jennifer Nason (Senior Director of Communications, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council)
- Tamar Thompson (Vice President of U.S. Government Affairs, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
Sherman focuses his practice on government and regulatory investigations and litigation, internal corporate investigations - with an emphasis on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance - as well as consumer protection and class action defense. He has broad experience representing clients in complex, high profile cases including those that have generated significant media attention.
From 2014-2017, Sherman served as the United States Ambassador to Portugal, having been nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. As Ambassador, he focused heavily on bilateral economic development and international security issues, such as cybersecurity, refugees, narcoterrorism and NATO. In recognition of Sherman’s work in the country, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decorated him with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator in March 2017.
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