Celgene Corp. Names Gerald Masoudi GC

Celgene Corp. has appointed Gerald Masoudi as Executive Vice President or EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Masoudi will be responsible for global legal strategy and will serve on the company’s Executive Committee. Masoudi will succeed Lawrence Stein, Celgene’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2012, who is retiring. Masoudi joins Celgene from Covington & Burling LLP, where he is a partner and serves as co-chair of the Food and Drug practice group. Before joining Covington, Masoudi served as Chief Counsel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior to joining FDA, Masoudi served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for international, policy and appellate matters in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.