{"id":11001,"date":"2026-09-01T11:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softlinkxdev.com\/execruits\/?page_id=11001"},"modified":"2026-09-15T07:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:22:53","slug":"legal-compliance-and-corporate-functions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softlinkxdev.com\/execruits\/practice-areas\/legal-compliance-and-corporate-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal, Compliance and Corporate Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11001\" class=\"elementor elementor-11001\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dfaff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32dfaff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b011a5 elementor-absolute elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e834d114\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Legal, Compliance and Corporate Functions\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c77fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"78c77fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e834e605\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > We place the specialists who protect and enable the business from intellectual property and contracts to compliance frameworks and corporate governance.\n\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2190559 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2190559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e834f595\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > As biopharma companies scale across borders and licensing activity intensifies, legal and compliance leaders are being asked to operate as strategic partners on deal structuring and governance, not just risk gatekeepers.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc32f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"9fc32f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e83500bd\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h4\"  > Recent placements:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885d83 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c885d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8c137 0 248 111 248 248S393 504 256 504 8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8zM140 300h116v70.9c0 10.7 13 16.1 20.5 8.5l114.3-114.9c4.7-4.7 4.7-12.2 0-16.9l-114.3-115c-7.6-7.6-20.5-2.2-20.5 8.5V212H140c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v64c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">General Counsel, Mid-size biopharma <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8c137 0 248 111 248 248S393 504 256 504 8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8zM140 300h116v70.9c0 10.7 13 16.1 20.5 8.5l114.3-114.9c4.7-4.7 4.7-12.2 0-16.9l-114.3-115c-7.6-7.6-20.5-2.2-20.5 8.5V212H140c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v64c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\tHead of Compliance, Global pharma <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c894a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c894a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1143862 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1143862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"8523150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_8523150\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default iconbox-icon-shaped iconbox-circle iconbox-icon-ripple\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex pos-rel z-index-1 border-radius-circle\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-lqd-atom\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Situation <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>A mid-size biopharmaceutical company needed a General Counsel to lead the legal structuring of a cross-border licensing deal while simultaneously building out its compliance framework ahead of an anticipated scale-up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e404a e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57e404a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5266714 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"5266714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_5266714\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default iconbox-icon-shaped iconbox-circle iconbox-icon-ripple\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex pos-rel z-index-1 border-radius-circle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/softlinkxdev.com\/execruits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/practice.png\" class=\"lqd-image-icon\" alt=\"Approach\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Approach <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>Execruit prioritised candidates with direct experience structuring biopharma licensing agreements and building compliance functions from an early stage, rather than generalist corporate counsel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f47512 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f47512\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"1e551a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_1e551a3\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default iconbox-icon-shaped iconbox-circle iconbox-icon-ripple\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex pos-rel z-index-1 border-radius-circle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/softlinkxdev.com\/execruits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/diagram.png\" class=\"lqd-image-icon\" alt=\"Outcome\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Outcome <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>The hire closed the licensing deal within the client's target quarter and had a compliance framework operational ahead of the company's next growth phase.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e973026 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e973026\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd88d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2bd88d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e835cd9f\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > This practice is led by Signe Reidla, who holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tartu, specialising in corporate, IP, medical, pharmaceutical, and international private law. Her legal training has guided her decisions at many levels throughout her professional journey from evaluating licensing opportunities to structuring new legal entities. At F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, she was an active member of the IP Working Group, a cross-functional team of experts issuing guidance on IP inquiries and policy implications across the organisation and advised the Asset Management Team within Pharma Partnering on global licensing deals. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1ea1e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"ee1ea1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab02e835d80d\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > At Tillotts Pharma AG, she led the incorporation of new legal entities and organisational development across Europe including the UK and 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