Charlene E. Davis, Esq. is Founder & Principal of Davis Legal Group LLC, a full-service law firm providing legal and regulatory compliance services. Charlene and her team of attorneys provide services throughout New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
In addition to her law firm, Charlene has held various leadership positions in the field of compliance. She has served as Vice President, Global Ethics & Compliance at Getinge, Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer at Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to name a few.
Charlene’s compliance experience has included overseeing global compliance and privacy functions. She has developed compliance programs and technologies for many companies. As Associate Vice President & Head of Healthcare Compliance North America at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. she developed and oversaw its Comprehensive Compliance and Medical, Legal, & Regulatory Review Programs. She was responsible for leading a range of functions including training, investigations, auditing & monitoring, transparency reporting, and various advisory activities. As Senior Compliance Counsel for Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Charlene provided healthcare law guidance for device, digital, and neuroscience drug products and oversaw the development of its North American Contact Center which supported the handling of medical and pharmacovigilance inquiries and FDA inspections. She also developed compliance technology that enabled real-time validation of healthcare professionals for compliant sales detailing.
Prior to her in-house roles, Charlene practiced corporate defense litigation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Her case portfolio included matters related to healthcare law, products liability, and various commercial disputes. She also served as a Legal Intern for the Strike Force Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Charlene has received various recognitions including the New Jersey Law Journal’s 50 under 40 New Leaders to the Bar Award. She has accomplished both publications and speaking engagements. For Temple, Charlene authored an article entitled, The Sisyphean Pursuit of Creating a Culture of Compliance, which was featured in The Temple 10Q -Temple Law’s Business Law Magazine. Also, she has been a featured radio and television guest for station WIMG for segments entitled, “Healthcare & Ethics in a Technologically Advanced Age” and “Spotlight: Supporting the Development of Auto-Immune Disease Therapies.”
Charlene currently serves on the Advisory Board for The Center for Compliance & Ethics at Temple University Beasley School of Law and has been a guest lecturer for the law school. In addition to supporting Temple, Charlene served as a lecturer and adjunct professor of law for Seton Hall Law School.
She is a graduate of Cornell University and Temple University Beasley School of Law.