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Pharmaceutical
October 2010
Vol. 4, No. 13, Autumn 2010
Roy Birnbaum
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Roy B. Birnbaum is senior legal director, international law, at Merck Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. He is responsible for legal support to various global projects and transactions outside the United States. Prior to the global merger of Merck and Schering-Plough Corporation in November 2009, Mr. Birnbaum was responsible for general legal support to all of Schering-Plough’s operations in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan.
Prior to joining Schering-Plough, Mr. Birnbaum held similar positions with Pfizer, Inc., Pharmacia Corporation and its predecessors, located in New Jersey, Hong Kong and Michigan. He has also worked as a foreign legal consultant with the law firm of Kim & Chang in Seoul, Korea and began his career in private practice in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Birnbaum has a B.A. from Brandeis University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
The author gratefully acknowledges valuable research assistance from Ms. Diana Diamond, solicitor with the firm of Arthur Cox, Dublin, Ireland, presently on secondment to the Merck international law department.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit www.merck.com.