Patricia has held senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry around the world for over 30 years. After studying law at Edinburgh and Oxford universities, she went on to work for a variety of multinational life science/chemical companies. As General Counsel of Vernalis plc, The Ferring Group and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, as well as Senior Corporate Counsel for Pfizer Inc., she’s been involved in decision making at the highest levels. She’s also sat on industry committees and represented industry interests to law makers and taken part in policy reviews. She is Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) healthcare and life science committee. In 2010 Patricia became the first Scottish solicitor to be awarded a fellowship from the American Bar Association, recognising service excellence and technical ability, and she is currently one of only a handful of lawyers in the UK to be so honoured.