Craig Bleifer

About Craig Bleifer

Craig Bleifer is an expert in healthcare and life sciences businesses and law based on over thirty years practicing law, including two decades of experience in executive industry positions. He creates sophisticated strategies for the entire healthcare lifecycle including: licensing, R&D through regulatory submission and commercialization, product labeling, distribution, private/government payer and provider contracting, disclosure requirements, advertising, sales and marketing strategies, business alliances, acquisitions/divestitures. He is highly experienced in managing FDA, CMS, OIG, SEC, DOJ and Congressional investigations, regulatory issues and civil litigation. He has a strong record of measurably successful strategies in legal and regulatory matters and transactions, as well as in strategic Communications, Product PR, Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy, Patient Advocacy and Community Relations, Government Affairs and Public Policy.Craig is an experienced former General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, Board Member, Corporate Officer, and Executive Team member for top-tier pharmaceutical companies. Craig is a recognized thought-leader and respected industry peer having served as Chair of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Law Section Executive Committee, and as Chair of Board of Trustees of the Healthcare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ). He was Awarded General Counsel of the Year by NJBIZ Magazine and In-House Legal Department of the Year by the NJ Law Journal.

Experience

1. Partner

   McGuireWoods LLP

   Nov 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Vassar College

  B.A., Sociology, cum laude, with Departmental Honors

  1984 — 1988

• New York University School of Law

  J.D.

  1989 — 1992