Baker McKenzie Gets Two Health Regulatory Lawyers from McDermott

Baker McKenzie is adding to its health care bench with two attorneys from McDermott, Will & Emery who will focus on FDA regulatory and biopharmaceutical compliance matters in Washington.

Veleka Peeples-Dyer had been co-leader of McDermott’s FDA practice, and is moving to chair Baker McKenzie’s North American FDA Practice Group. Prior to joining McDermott as counsel earlier this year, Khelin Aiken worked as regulatory counsel at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for four years.

“We are excited to add Veleka and Khelin to our North American team,” Randall Sunberg, co-head of the firm’s North America Life Sciences ...