Joy Liu
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Joy has deep experience providing legal, regulatory, privacy and business contracting counsel to a broad range of global functions. She joined Vertex in 2016 and now serves on the Executive Committee and oversees all aspects of the Legal and Office of Business Integrity and Ethics functions.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and her law degree from Columbia University. Prior to Vertex, she practiced FDA regulatory law at Ropes and Gray LLP for 14 years, including five as partner. She has been recognized as a leading life sciences lawyer by Chambers USA and earned accolades as a Law360 Rising Star and a Washington D.C. “40 under 40” lawyer.
Joy has deep experience providing legal, regulatory, privacy and business contracting counsel to a broad range of global functions. She joined Vertex in 2016 and now serves on the Executive Committee and oversees all aspects of the Legal and Office of Business Integrity and Ethics functions.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and her law degree from Columbia University. Prior to Vertex, she practiced FDA regulatory law at Ropes and Gray LLP for 14 years, including five as partner. She has been recognized as a leading life sciences lawyer by Chambers USA and earned accolades as a Law360 Rising Star and a Washington D.C. “40 under 40” lawyer.