After Mega-Deal, Pharma Lawyer Takes Year-Long Global Journey

The kids had left the house. The dog was dead. And biopharma general counsel Keith Klein was ready for a change.

So in February 2018, Klein and his wife set out on a year-long, five-continent global adventure that cost roughly $350,000 and included stops in Patagonia, Paris, Sri Lanka, and Bali.

Klein is now readjusting to the in-house life as general counsel and corporate secretary at Arcutis, Inc. a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Westlake Village, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles.

Klein told Bloomberg Law that the year-long adventure helped him recharge his batteries after three decades of legal ...