Felix R. Ehrat

Former Group General Counsel at Novartis AG

Felix R. Ehrat

Felix R. Ehrat

Former Group General Counsel at Novartis AG

Overview

Career Highlights

Novartis AG
International Association of Young Lawyers
Bär & Karrer AG

RelSci Relationships

886

Number of Boards

15

Birthday

1957 - Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Age

63

Number of Awards

1

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Harry Werner Kirsch

Chief Financial Officer at Novartis AG

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Vasant Narasimhan

Chief Executive Officer at Novartis AG

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André Wyss

Chief Executive Officer at Implenia AG

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Joseph Jimenez, Jr.

Former Chief Executive Officer at Novartis AG

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Adam H. Golden

Partner at Hogan & Lovells LLP

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Andres Liivak

Partner, New York at White & Case LLP

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Allison M. Donovan

Counsel at Hogan & Lovells LLP

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Tatiana N. Alyonycheva

Practice Area Attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

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David K. Barr

Kaye Scholer LLP

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Doug Bacon

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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In The News

AWP OTS (Original Text Service)

May 13, 2020

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Thomson Reuters ONE

May 13, 2020

Idorsia holds its third Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

ENP Newswire

April 2, 2020

-Geberit shareholders approve all proposals

Thomson Reuters ONE

April 2, 2020

Idorsia issues Notice of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

FiercePharma

August 13, 2019

Novartis names Bulto new U.S. pharma chief as exec reshuffle continues

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Felix R. Ehrat

Former Group General Counsel at Novartis AG

Education

Doctorate of Law

Class of 1990

University of Zurich

The University of Zurich, located in the city of Zürich, is the largest university in Switzerland.

LL.M.

Class of 1986

University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

McGeorge educates lawyers for large and small law firms, government agencies and corporate legal departments in California, across the United States, and around the world. This has been their hallmark since 1924, and is truer today than ever before. As the world grows smaller yet more complex, McGeorge responds by rigorously training our students for leadership positions in the global economy of the 21st century. Their success is built on a distinguished faculty, high quality students, committed and involved alumni, and a beautiful, spacious campus with state-of-the art classrooms and student facilities. Yet it is also built on vision. McGeorge is an institution on the move, a dynamic law school that is changing and growing to meet the challenges of the global economy and to educate the lawyers who will be tomorrow’s leaders.

Memberships

Member

Current

Swiss Arbitration Association

ASA is a non-profit association with over 1000 members - of whom more than 350 from outside Switzerland, all practitioners and academics engaged and/or interested in domestic and international arbitration. Membership is open to all nationalities, irrespective of the level of experience. Since its creation in 1974 it has become one of the leading arbitration associations, bringing together the world's most eminent arbitration practitioners.

President

1998 - 1999

International Association of Young Lawyers

Member

Prior

International Bar Association

The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world's leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. It has a membership of more than 50,000 individual lawyers and over 200 bar associations and law societies spanning all continents. it has a considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.

Career History

Group General Counsel

2011 - 2018

Novartis AG

Novartis AG is a holding company, which engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of healthcare products. It operates through the following segments: Innovative Medicines, Sandoz, and Corporate. The Innovative Medicines segment researches, develops, manufactures, distributes and sells patented pharmaceuticals, and is composed of two business units: Novartis Oncology and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The Sandoz segment develops, manufactures and markets finished dosage form medicines as well as intermediary products including active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Corporate segment refers to group management and central services. The company was founded on February 29, 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Executive Chairman

1987 - 2011

Bär & Karrer AG

Bär & Karrer is a leading Swiss law firm. They advise its clients on a broad range of business law issues. They are committed to delivering prompt advice and innovative solutions to its clients.With more than 120 lawyers they regularly handle complex transactions and litigation providing a flexible and individualized service. For every project, they use specialized teams in order to efficiently assist its clients.They serve clients ranging from multinational corporations to private individuals both in Switzerland and globally.In a global economy, legal issues rarely stop at national boundaries; as a result, the majority of its work has an international component. They have an extensive international network of correspondent law firms, which are market leaders in their jurisdiction.They have offices in the three main language areas of Switzerland (Zurich, Zug, Lugano and Geneva).

President

1998 - 1999

International Association of Young Lawyers

Boards & Committees

Non-Executive Director

2020 - Current

Idorsia Ltd.

Idorsia Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm which focuses on discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines for unmet medical needs. The firm targets patients who are suffering with Fabry disease, insomnia, Cerebral vasospasm associated with aSAH and systemic lupus erythematosus. The was founded on March 3, 2017 and is headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland.

Independent Non-Executive Director

2013 - Current

Geberit AG

Geberit AG engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of sanitary products and systems for the residential and industrial construction industry. It offers sanitary systems such as installation systems; cisterns and mechanisms; faucets and flushing systems; and waste fittings and traps. The firm also sells piping systems such as building drainage and supply systems. The company was founded by Caspar Melchior Albert Gebert in 1874 and is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Mueller-Moehl Group

Mueller-Moehl Group makes long-term direct investments in Switzerland and neighbouring countries as well as purely passive, globally diversified investments.

Director

Current

Economiesuisse

Economiesuisse operates as a trade industry association. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Member, Board of Trustees

Current

Stiftung Avenir Suisse

Stiftung Avenir Suisse develops ideas for the sociopolitical and economic development of Switzerland. It comprises of companies and private individuals from all economic branches and regions of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

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2005

University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

McGeorge educates lawyers for large and small law firms, government agencies and corporate legal departments in California, across the United States, and around the world. This has been their hallmark since 1924, and is truer today than ever before. As the world grows smaller yet more complex, McGeorge responds by rigorously training our students for leadership positions in the global economy of the 21st century. Their success is built on a distinguished faculty, high quality students, committed and involved alumni, and a beautiful, spacious campus with state-of-the art classrooms and student facilities. Yet it is also built on vision. McGeorge is an institution on the move, a dynamic law school that is changing and growing to meet the challenges of the global economy and to educate the lawyers who will be tomorrow’s leaders.

Transactions

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GlaxoSmithKline Plc purchases Novartis AG /Human Vaccines Operations from Novartis AG

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Eli Lilly & Company purchases Elanco Tiergesundheit AG from Novartis AG

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Clariant AG purchases Süd-Chemie AG from JPMorgan Chase & Co., One Equity Partners LLC

Awards & Honors

1985

Admitted to the Zurich Bar

Other Affiliations

Felix R. Ehrat is affiliated with Novartis AG, Bär & Karrer AG, International Association of Young Lawyers, Idorsia Ltd., Geberit AG, Mueller-Moehl Group, CIBA Vision GmbH (Germany), Hyos Invest Holding AG, Novartis AG, SwissHoldings, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG, Bär & Karrer AG, ams AG, Banca del Gottardo (Switzerland), Novartis International AG, Economiesuisse, Stiftung Avenir Suisse

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