Mylan Hires ex-SEC Commissioner Gallagher as Chief Legal Officer

By Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg News

Mylan NV, the drug company that has come under increasing scrutiny in Washington over the high prices it charges for the EpiPen allergy shot, has hired a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member as its top lawyer.

Daniel Gallagher, a Republican, will join the company on April 17, Mylan said in a statement Tuesday. After leaving the SEC in late 2015, Gallagher became president of Patomak Global Partners, a financial services consulting firm.

While his legal experience is centered in the securities world, Gallagher brings Mylan a deep understanding of regulators and Congress, where ...