Covington welcomes life sciences partner

    May 13, 2011 | BY

    Candice Mak

    The Beijing office of Covington & Burling welcomes Shaoyu Chen as the new managing director of its China food and drug practice. Chen joins from GE…

    The Beijing office of Covington & Burling welcomes Shaoyu Chen as the new managing director of its

    China food and drug practice. Chen joins from GE Healthcare China, where he was its chief compliance counsel.

    Chen works with a range of international pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic companies, advising them on policies from the US Food and Drug Administration, and the State Food Drug Administration in China. Additionally, he advises on legal issues related to preclinical research, clinical trials, market approval, advertising and promotion, good manufacturing practice, pharmacovigilance, import and export, and competition and compliance.

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