Moderna Legal Chief Plots Exit Amid Covid-19 Vaccine Race (1)

Oct. 29, 2020, 11:54 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 30, 2020, 2:17 PM UTC

Moderna Inc., one of the leading biotechnology companies in the push to get a coronavirus vaccine, is preparing to part ways with its top lawyer, the company said Thursday.

Lori Henderson plans to retire next year, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company said in a securities filing. Moderna has recently hired several lawyers to bolster its in-house legal and public policy ranks as it moves ahead with a potential treatment for the virus that’s created a health care and economic crisis around the globe.

Henderson will remain with the company “well into 2021 to ensure a smooth transition” to the next general ...

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