Kynya Jacobus

Experienced senior attorney working in the Corporate and Life Sciences sector at Ernst & Young Law.

Attorney at Law in the Litigation Department at German law firm, focus solely on advising clients on matters pertaining to US Litigation and US Law.

Senior Corporate Counsel for Pfizer Oncology and Vaccines asset teams for all legal matters pertaining to Pfizer Oncology and Vaccines Phase I-IV clinical trials.

Research Unit (RU) Counsel primarily for UK-based Pain RU supporting Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer and the business teams and management in all areas of legal inquiry affecting the RU (studies up to and including clinical Phase II trials).

Transactional Attorney supporting Wyeth Research teams, including Translational Medicine, Biomarker Lab, Wyeth Oncology and Nutritionals. Also provided legal support to Wyeth Global Regulatory Affairs. Wyeth was acquired by Pfizer Inc. in 2009.

Litigation Attorney assisting in all aspects of management of extensive commercial litigation caseload (contract, employment, class action and tort claims, etc.,) in state and federal court and in arbitration. Drafting and filing various legal documents and pleadings, taking and defending depositions.

Litigation Attorney assisting in all aspects of management of extensive commercial litigation caseload, including: securities, intellectual property, contracts, class actions, tort, employment, constitutional claims, etc., in state and federal court as well as state agency administrative proceedings and arbitration. WolfBlock dissolved in March 2009.

Summer Associate in Summer 2000 at Wolf Block, supported attorneys in Litigation, Employment, Intellectual Property and Trusts and Estates Departments of Philadelphia Law firm. Received offer of permanent employment at end of summer. Wolf Block dissolved in March 2009.

German language intensive and private lessons at Neue Schule, Berlin und Goethe Institut, Berlin.

During 3 year course of study, took courses to prepare for a career in Litigation e.g., Federal Courts, Mass Torts, Legal Clinic, Appellate Practice, etc.

Received a standard liberal arts education (e.g., History, Philosophy, English, etc.) with a major in Journalism (e.g., Media and Law, Feature Writing, etc.). Also worked as an intern at news outlets in New York, NY (e.g., the Associated Press, Dow Jones & Co., American Lawyer Media).