Rie Sterregaard-Feltsen

Experience

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  Lån & Spar Bank

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2007

  Legal Intern

  Student job in the Debt Collection Department. All types of tasks within debt collection, including negotiation of settlement schemes, preparation of payment and instalment agreements, representing the bank before various Enforcement Courts in Copenhagen.

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  Justitsministeriet/Ministry of Justice

  Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

  Legal Intern

  Student job in the Property Law Division. The tasks included preparation of memorandums on various legal issues regarding property law, legislative work, answering citizen inquiries, general and specific matters of property law.

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  Rønne & Lundgren

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2010

  Employment Department and Corporate Commercial Department.- Advising clients in relation to employment law and various aspects of business law, including company law and marketing law.- Preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts, settlements and dismissals. - Assisting in complex employment litigations and responsible for minor litigations before the district courts. Trainee position in the Employment Department but assisted all the departments. The tasks included preparation of memorandums, professional updating on employment case law and legislation, contract drafting and advising on Danish and EU employment law.

  • Assistant Attorney

    Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Legal Trainee

    Sept 2008 - Feb 2010
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  Accura Advokatpartnerselskab

  Aug 2010 - May 2013

  Counselling of Danish and international clients focusing on IPR (intellectual property), including litigation, commercial contracts, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Representing clients in the pharmaceutical industry in complex patent and trademark litigations both at preliminary injunction proceedings and at trial proceedings, including: - validity and infringement actions- pharmaceutical parallel import issues (SPC protection, co-branding and re-branding)- preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice regarding rebranding of pharmaceuticalsRepresenting a larger pharmaceutical company in a class action suit regarding product liability.Coordinating cross-border litigations with local corporate counsels in USA and Europe.Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including manufacturing, distribution and license agreements, NDA’s and R&D agreements.Advising clients regarding general marketing law as well as providing advice to the music and media industry in relation to copyright issues and contract drafting.Co-author of the Q&A Guide 2013 on life sciences law and practice in Denmark which was published as part of Practical Law Company’s (PLC) multi-jurisdictional guide to life sciences 2013.Specialties: Enforcement of IPR, litigation, pharmaceutical patent and trademark litigation. Show less Joined ACCURA in 2010 due to a merger with a part of Rønne & Lundgren.IPR and Technology Department (2011-2013), see description above.Employment Department (2010-2011). Tasks included:- Advising Danish and international clients in relation to a broad aspect of employment law, including legal advice regarding M&A related issues, contracts and litigation and employees who are enjoying special statutory protection.- Litigations before the district courts, e.g. dismissal and discrimination cases. - Preparation of monthly newsletters to clients and professional partners.- Coached participants in a moot-court competition for law students (master level) on employment law in 2010 arranged by the Association of Danish Law Firms. Show less

  • Attorney-at-Law

    Feb 2013 - May 2013

  • Assistant Attorney

    Aug 2010 - Feb 2013
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  Merck

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Assistant Attorney (secondment)

  Secondment while employed at Accura. Assisting with all employment aspects due to a group restructuring process, including contract drafting of various employment and executive contracts, notice letters, alignment of working conditions and benefits and other legal issues.

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  Foreningen for Kvindelige Jurister / The Association of Female Lawyers (FFKJ)

  May 2013 - Apr 2015

  Member of the Board
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  Novo Nordisk

  May 2013 - now

  As a Contract Manager, one of my key responsibilities is to add value to the current Novo Nordisk R&D portfolio by setting up partnerships with external research partners worldwide, primarily in the USA.I have drafted and negotiated more than 300 R&D agreements (Research Agreements, License Agreements, Feasibility Agreements, MTAs, CDAs, Consultancy Agreements, Service Agreements etc.) with universities, research institutions, government bodies and other industry partners. I am used to handling multiple negotiations and projects simultaneously. Main focus is to ensure appropriate business and legal terms for Novo Nordisk, especially focusing on IPR and licensing rights. In addition, ensuring a high level of business processes an compliance on human biosamples, HCP/HCO/HCI issues and other legal and business ethics issues. Solid stakeholder commitment and project management skills acquired by collaborating with internal stakeholders across the organisation and external networks of university licensing professionals and industry partners. Show less

  • Senior Director, Head of External Innovation Contracting

    Dec 2024 - now

  • R&ED D&I Advisory Board

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Director, Head of R&D Contracts, Global Business Development

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2024

  • Associate Director, Head of R&D Contracts, Business Development

    Mar 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Head of Contract Management, Business Development

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Contract Manager, Business Development

    May 2013 - Oct 2015